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Old 09-02-2010, 02:20 PM
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Car: 1999 Techno Blue GL 2.0 5-speed (RIP), 1984 Jetta GL TD, 2003 20th GTI
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Check your shift linkage. It could need adjusting or the plastic piece in the linkage is failing. Mine started to be hard to get into gears before that piece failed and I was left with only 3rd and 4th gear. The '98s and '99s were the only NBs that had this plastic component and they have a weird MkIII/MkIV combined linkage setup. Its crazy.
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