# 04 Jetta 2.0 5speed help **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 24, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110 "2016-07-24T16:26:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/1 "2016-07-24T16:26:23Z")
I bought this car from my neighbors that had the car sit for a year or so. The car runs and drives fine Mines reverse. I can not get the car to engage reverse at all. Even going under the hood and moving the golf club. I’m also not sure what exactly reverse is though. Anyone run into this? ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/2 "2016-07-24T17:30:07Z")
You do realize you need to actually push the shifter down before you shift left than forward… Correct? ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/3 "2016-07-25T02:41:50Z")
Yes, even pushing the shifter down and forward only gets me first gear. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/4 "2016-07-25T03:50:55Z")
Are you able to get all 5 other gears? If so what happens when you have the shifter in the position of where reverse should be? If you get neutral while in reverse, then you have a transmission issue. If you get a different gear, then the linkage is not adjusted correctly. ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/5 "2016-07-25T04:30:33Z")
Reverse gets me 1st. After some Googling I’m. Wondering if the shifter bushings are toast. ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/6 "2016-07-25T06:36:32Z")
It could easily be the bushings. May as well replace them with some poly/metal bushings. ECS should have them ---
**Author:** ![BlackGTI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@BlackGTI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlackGTI)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/7 "2016-07-25T08:40:13Z")
And there’s a way to zero out the front back/side to side. There’s a video on Diesel Geeks website. ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/8 "2016-07-25T10:01:01Z")
> [@BlackGTI](#): > > And there’s a way to zero out the front back/side to side. There’s a video on Diesel Geeks website. Just watched it. I was wondering what that pin was for. ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-jetta-2-0-5speed-help/274110/9 "2016-07-26T19:15:56Z")
Figured it out. The golf club thing wasn’t going down into the trans far enough. Seeing the car sat for a while everything just needs some lube