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Crunching gears
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:53 pm
by DuncS3
Just recently i have noticed at high revs (6K +) when changing from 2nd to 3rd the gear change crunches quite badly
Anyone else experierenced this or can shed some light on what it is?
Will probs just go to the dealer with it and see what they say...
Dunc
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:13 pm
by simonelman
I think it`s bad
I read about the same problem on Audi World
Simon
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:17 pm
by DuncS3
phew! for a minute there I thought it might be something to worry about!
Dunc
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:25 pm
by bjacks
Crunching sounds like worn syncro mate.
Time to let her go.....
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:18 pm
by DuncS3
the car hasnt done 30k miles yet and is still under warranty - might try to hold on a bit longer!
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:45 pm
by bjacks
Only jesting mate. Fear the road tests it will have to endure by the Audi techs......sorry mate, another rib
Warranty special is the way forwards.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:26 pm
by TWH
Audi gearboxes (certainly in S3 and TT) are notoriously bad, most noticeably in 2nd and 3rd. I occasionally found that mine wouldn't go into 3rd without some gentle coaxing!
Goodluck with the stealer
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:45 pm
by simonelman
I had the same problem
Just change the gearbox oil to fully synthetic
I had mine done buy Kim about a year ago
Simon
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:19 pm
by AL_B
Dunc,
I had the same problem quite some time ago. May have posted about it on here, if not, certainly on AS.net.
To cut a long story short, it is a common problem on S3's and TT's, and the solution is either a gearbox rebuild or completely new gearbox. My dealer got the gearbox rebuilt under warranty, and its spot on. Had no problems since.
Good luck. But your ammunition to get it done under warranty is: search all the forums, including Audiworld. Its a very common problem.
AL
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:36 pm
by Cupramax
Interesting reading this chaps. I have a Leon Cupra R which has the same gearbox bar the 4wd gubbins and have just had mine replaced by the dealer with exactly the same fault at 22k miles. If its gone to the stage of crunching I wouldn't accept an oil change, just think of the damage being done every time it happens....
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:14 pm
by DuncS3
I am booked at the dealers soon, so will see what they say and report back...
Dunc
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:57 pm
by DuncS3
They are saying clutch slave cylinder, its booked in to be done but I'm not sure if this is correct or not....
Dunc
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:27 pm
by AL_B
Dunc,
See how it goes, that may well fix the problem. I know with mine, they tried a couple of things first. Like adjusting the clutch, and making sure its mechanism was working correctly. They then dropped the gear box oil a couple of times to check for swarf. My dealer said, they had to rule things out first, before saying to Audi "this gearbox needs replacing/rebuilding", obviously its a costly part/job.
Its just a pain going backwards and forwards to the dealer.
Stick it out mate.
AL