Vauxhall Corsa, not liking 1st or 2nd gear anymore :(

_Jimlad_ · 11 Jun 2008 at 12:19

My lady has have a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 (2002) and sometimes when we use the low gears its really tough to get it in.... mainly 1st. Only happens in 1st. 2nd and reverse gear. Does anyone know what it could be? I thought clutch/gearbox but it seems strange its only sometimes and only in low gears. Someone said about linkage?

any thoughts welcome

_Jimlad_ · 11 Jun 2008 at 12:25

Dup said:
My ladys 206 does the same thing. I've been told it's the linkages. £70 inc labour.

yeah sounds about right after doing a quick google. the clutch feels fine and the other gears are solid. So linkage sounds about right.

_Jimlad_ · 11 Jun 2008 at 17:58

thanks guys, really helpful. will get her booked in!

_Jimlad_ · 12 Jun 2008 at 11:56

she has taken it to a friend of a friend who reckons he can sort it for free, so not sure what they are doing, could not get it into R this morning. - will let you know what happens

_Jimlad_ · 12 Jun 2008 at 15:07

Ok so my misses took the car to this nice chap, friend of a friend type thing, he botched something that allowed the her to use the gears and reckons that will hold for a week or two.

She now needs to get that linkage park, VX or some garage are doing the part for £50 or £100 for the full lot, I can’t get ebay at work, but will try there, I would imagine with P&P it’s not that much cheaper and we would have to wait for it?