Four gears - why?

My wife has just taken our 1983 GTi to the MOT station and reports that she couldn't find 5th gear.

Other than a knackered gearbox, is there anything  else it could possibly be?

Gear linkage out of adjustment

if you've got a haynes manual it shows you how to set it up/adjust, if not.. there's probably a post on here on how to

Just reminds me when i took my golf in for an MOT. There was no markings on the knob and the MOT inspector tried all gears and the fith was a bugger to get in. Heavy handed it in to fith and knocked all the linkages off. lol

UP it went on the ramps again…lol

Still passed the mot tho!. I soon replaced the badly worn links and adjusted it. Lots better now. I know when centering the gear stick was a bugger to do on your own, had a cunning plan with string to hold it in place whist under the car doing up the clamps.


Andy