golf 1, jerking when reaching high speed or selected 5th gear

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cliffmotsamai
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golf 1, jerking when reaching high speed or selected 5th gear

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Good day guys

my golf 1, is having issues when driving above 90km/h especially when engaged 5th gear, along the way when speed increase it keeps jerking then i have to lower the gear down for a while then shift back to 5th gear,
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Re: golf 1, jerking when reaching high speed or selected 5th gear

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Have you checked timing, fuel supply, spark?
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Re: golf 1, jerking when reaching high speed or selected 5th gear

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Hi yes i have checked all that, when that happens its like a knock on the right hand side of the car, as if there is a problem with a drive shaft ,i even tried to change Inner CV thinking its worn out
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