reverse issue with an 8v tranny--Grind prevention

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Man thats a lot of work.



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY





>From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
>To: Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com>,  Jacob Hawes 
><gr8hunter1@comcast.net>, Scirocco-l <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: reverse issue with an 8v tranny--Grind prevention
>Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:50:42 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>--- Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > as he did it, while down-shifting, he would let the
> > clutch out with the trans in neutral, and then depress
> > the clutch all the way and engage the lower gear.
>
>My ex taught me that a few years ago in his 16v Scirocco.
>It especially works great for eliminating the 1st to 2nd
>"crunch" we all have.
>
>How can I do this you say?  Ok, when ready to shift from
>first:
>
>-depress the clutch pedal.
>-shift from 1st to neutral.
>-release the clutch pedal.
>-depress the clutch pedal again.
>-shift to 2nd.
>-release the clutch pedal.
>
>I generally use this on colder mornings, the '86 having an
>especially bad 2nd gear synchro.
>
>
>=====
>Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
>'77, '81 S, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos, '96 Passat GLX Wagon, '56 Cessna 172
>"My rabbit has a human foot on his keychain.  That's not the scary part.  
>What I wanna know is what those keys are for." - The Four Postmen
>
>
>
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