Mk1 Leon Lost reverse 1st and 2nd

[westie309]

drove my car 40 mile yesterday back from derby and was perfect,jumped in it this morning to go to work and no reverse,i just though it was cos it was cold,so rolled it back off drive put it into first let out clutch and nothing,put it into 2nd and let out clutch and nothing,3rd,4th,5th and 6th are fine,it just wont go into reverse and feels really loose when attempting 1st and second but doesn't engage any gear,i've had a look and cant see any obvious faults,will the alignment sort it out or is the problem deeper,there was no warning of this at all no thunk,bang,click nothing one minute sweet,next shagged....Help Me!!!:help:

[53 Leon SX]

You should post this in the dedicated leon forum you might get more of a response westie

[Dave_Cupra]

I had this problem on my MK4 golf GTI. Have a look on top of the gearbox where the selector cables attach onto the selector mech. 1 of the arms is plastic and this had broke on my Golf, causing me to lose R,1st n 2nd. The cable will still move when you move the gear lever but it wont select anything as the arm is broken, hence the loose feeling.