Tranny/Clutch problems! bad shift fork? stuck in two gears?

[mitch26753]

ok heres the deal-96 tsi awd with a built 7 bolt i want to get this figured out before i switch to my built 6 bolt. I havent really ran the car too much sine i bought it been busy modding it and everything. Its not my daily driver so it spends alot of time( and my money) sitting in a garage waiting on parts. I push the cltuch it is hard to switch gears( you know how it is with stock bushing on shifter and underhood) and is almost impossible to get in reverse. But i can get it in neutral shifter will wiggel all the way accross like its in neutral but when you let out the clutch it will stall and try to take off like its stuck in first. DO you think this is a tranny problem? possible broken shift forK? It almost acts like its stuck between two gears or something? I have all the bushing ordered hoping it will take care of the shifter play. any help would be appreciated. Also i believe it has a aftermarket clutch in it but im not sure? By the way i searched and didn't find anything?I am think about upgrading to a shep stage 3 or 4 tranny with a twin disc, but i wanted to wait till i got my car fully built. I was hoping this would laxst me so the tranny could be one of the last things. I take it that reverse is not syncronized so that is why its so hard to get into?

 

[Rob10_99]

It sounds like your 1-2 shift fork broke, time to bust it open and put some new parts in there. DSM tranies are nothing special if you know what they look like inside, the hard part is getting it out of the car

 

[mitch26753]

yeah thats what im wandering. i know with the 1g fwd i could have a tranny out in half hour, but i have never taken a awd tranny out.

 

[JackM]

Sounds like your shift rail is broken:

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or the slider:

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Could be fork too, but on 2Gs you can normally still be able to shift it and drive it though:

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[project_tsi]

Been there done that!

Broke the shift rail that is.