gearbox whine

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:57 pm

After reading countless posts about gearbox failure, mine has started playing up

There's a strange scraping noise at low revs when pulling off (stops when clutch is pressed) and worse, in 5th gear above 60mph (only in 5th) there is a real high pitched whine under accelaration. It only happens in 5th gear.

When the engine is running and the car is stationary, if I tickle the synchromesh by gently pressing the gear lever into 5th (without clutch) it does a high pitched whine, but doesnt do this in other gears.

Is this my gearbox?

I've got a warranty (warranty-direct, Â£220 a year) on the car and it covers the following gearbox stuff:
Transmission - manual gears, synchromesh and hubs & rings, selectors, shafts, bearings. Clutch master cylinder and slave, clucth cable and pedal assembly.

Someone tell me I'll get it fixed for free

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:03 pm

you'll get it fixed for free. there you go someone said it

tbh mine went this morning, i would have thought that would cover most of the things in the gearbox, not 100% sure on that though. As i don't know all of the components that make the box up.

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:38 pm

Man this whole polo clutch gearbox thing has totally downered my VWness.

Only had it 3 months - spent Â£550 so far, on discs, pads, service and a cambelt/water pump change.

I had plans to refurb my RXIIs and get it lowered, but now I'm finding myself on autotrader looking at saxo VTS's

I had a 205gti ages ago and it was pretty much the same as a VTS. the 205gti was a great car. VTS's are still pretty new and probably dont cost half as much as the polo to maintain. They do have an image problem and are built like a paper bag, but still....

It can't de denied that they fly and handle well even at stock.

Oooh err missus

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:47 pm

french s**t - sorry, but i have to voice my opinion here. Yes they may be quicker, but i'd feel safer washing my balls with an angle grinder as drive a saxo tbh

They have crap build quality and i reckon in the long term you will waste more money on a saxo.

No doubt the polo has its problems - my gearbox went this morning, so trust me i know, and within the last 6 months i have had the cambelt done, so i know it aint cheap.

But I love my polo gti and wouldnt swap it for anything else in it's class, nothing comes even close.

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:56 pm

how did your gearbox actually go? Is it still driveable? It's a nasty thing for sure. Before the polo I had a civic jordan for about 6 months - it was completely flawless mechanically, as most hondas are. The only reason I sold it was because the steering was too light - the vtec was a dream though.

Sometimes miss it's bulletproofness when stuff like this happens.

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:00 pm

yeah i understand what you mean - honda's are mechanically sound. When it went smoke poured out the back of it, but i was driving down the motorway at 70 mph

gearbox sounded horrific really wheering (sp) in every gear, lucky i got off the motorway tbh.

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:06 pm

Nasty. Hope it's doesnt dent your wages too much.

I wish they made the old style CRX for a few years longer so I could get one that wouldnt be a binner, that'd fit the bill perfectly

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:13 pm

reality check time: I'll just get the polo problems fixed and carry on with the wheel refurb, get it lowered and have one of the coolest looking hot hatches on the road