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Interesting electronic 5th gear story 200 1981

posted by  mrdavidwalker on  Thu Aug 11 18:02 CST 2005
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I bought a 1981 244 GLm (m for manual), which was advertised with 4 gears. This was because the last person did not have 5th (electric) gear working. Any way I tried to fix it to no avail (myself) tried putting in fluid, hoping it was a simple fluid level problem. After about 6 months continual usage (and many drops out of 5th gear) the 5th gear is now reliably staying in gear. My guess is that it was some crud in the solenoid. Wonderful! How many cars actually can improve with age?








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Interesting electronic 5th gear story 200 1981

posted by  ODGuru on  Fri Aug 12 00:15 CST 2005
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I wish all fixes were that easy. Just drive it and it will fix it itself!

The again, my wifes AW70 into reverse at 35mph did fix rough up and down shifts by itself after about a week. Saved me lotsa time and effort.

Duane








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Interesting electronic 5th gear story 200 1981

posted by  c_j_mooney on  Fri Aug 12 02:38 CST 2005
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That same inadvertent approach saved me having to crawl under the car to stress-relieve a stiff u-joint (center the cups by beating with a hammer)...
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Chris, Dartmouth NS Canada 70 M-B 280SE, 83 245DL, 84 244 turbo, 90 780 turbo, 92 VW Golf, 90 740 Rex/Regina







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