Re: grinding gears

[Matthew Yip <mgyip@yahoo.com>]

It sounds like a typical VW malady - bad 2nd gear synchro but I
haven't heard of one quite as bad as you've described.  Usually once
the gear oil warms up, the grinding goes away.  The 1-2 upshift will
require some effort to develop a "sweet spot" for the grinding to
stop, the 3-2 downshift will probably go away if you rev-match. 
Other than that, you'll have to open the case and replace the 2nd
gear synchro.  

--- "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@copper.net> wrote:
>   i'm not sure if this one went out already, but here goes.
>   i swapped a 9a for a 4k. changed this, blah, blah, blah. anyway,
> got
> the thing in there and took off. only problem is that it'll grind
> from
> first to second or third to second unless the rpm's come all the
> way
> down. no problems from 4th or 5th to second, or between any of the
> other
> gears. ideas? i'm hoping the trans isn't bad. i adjusted toe clutch
> for
> about 1" of travel before it engages but no luck there. please
> help.
> thanx.


=====
Matthew

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