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snowey · 29-03-2005, 20:31

Hi, is there any VW experts on board ??, got a few QS, to ask
TIA,......

punky · 29-03-2005, 20:38

Well, i'm not a VW expert but I have a general good knowlege of cars...

What are the questions anyway?

Chimaera · 29-03-2005, 20:40

I'm not an expert but I LIKE cars - and might just know a thing or two!

Or I know a man that does!
Fire away then.

paulyoung666 · 29-03-2005, 22:17

had an audi once , nearly a vw

, try us out , you never know

Caspar · 29-03-2005, 22:50

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Originally Posted by snowey

Hi, is there any VW experts on board ??, got a few QS, to ask
TIA,......

Phantom

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Dave Stones · 29-03-2005, 22:58

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Originally Posted by Caspar

Phantom

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VW phantom... never heard of it... do u mean phaeton?

budwieser · 29-03-2005, 23:31

I work in a Bodyshop,! Ask us the Bloody questions then!!

snowey · 30-03-2005, 07:14

Thanks, for your replies....
On the VW polo 1997 mod, can the linkage on the gear change
be lubricated, without taken it into a garage ??

allieyoung666 · 30-03-2005, 07:57

NO it hs to be taken to the garage I am sorry to say. It is like when the cylnder head gasket went on the car on Sunday, we were going to do it, untill we saw the mess it had made. Trust me, if you go to a garage and if anything goes wrong it is their responsiblity to fix it, where as if you have a go and screw it up it is only yourself to blame!!!

budwieser · 30-03-2005, 19:35

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Originally Posted by snowey

Thanks, for your replies....
On the VW polo 1997 mod, can the linkage on the gear change
be lubricated, without taken it into a garage ??

Don`t see why you have to take it to a garage for that!!!
Just get underneath it with a tin of LM Grease and get your hands dirty mate!

Its not an internal component and its certainly not as user unfriendly as doing a head gasket.

30-03-2005, 19:41

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Originally Posted by allieyoung666

Trust me, if you go to a garage and if anything goes wrong it is their responsiblity to fix it,

And yours to pay

paulyoung666 · 30-03-2005, 20:27

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Originally Posted by gary_580

And yours to pay

and i would be very surprised to find user serviceable parts

, more likely it would be sealed for life bearings/stroke linkages that are not user serviceable , unless the user wants to replace them and then may find that the car cannot be put into gear properly

30-03-2005, 20:34

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Originally Posted by snowey

Thanks, for your replies....
On the VW polo 1997 mod, can the linkage on the gear change
be lubricated, without taken it into a garage ??

Find a copy of the appropriate Haynes manual - it will tell you if & how.
Halfords often stock them - sometimes they've even got a copy open - or try the library.

My question would be - why do you want to?

I assume you're having gear-change problems and are hoping this will fix it?

I'd imagine that you can probably get to a number of the external moving parts on the engine/block, but I doubt lubricating them will make a lot of difference. Sometimes the problem is simply with the pedal - have a look under the dash.

But, if you were to describe any problem you may have, one of us might be better able to help.

Tuftus · 30-03-2005, 20:37

I remember when I laid up my Xantia for a month or so the gearchange was very stiff, popped the bonnet and doused the gear linkage with WD40.

Case solved.

snowey · 31-03-2005, 07:41

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Originally Posted by Tuftus

I remember when I laid up my Xantia for a month or so the gearchange was very stiff, popped the bonnet and doused the gear linkage with WD40.

Case solved.

That, sounds the same!!! to this prob, car has not been in regular use, ie..
company car. will suss out your reply. Thanks for your input.

And thanks to the other members for theirs..