i have trouble getting into second. They say that a weighted shift rod from a mk3 cures this problem and with the crunch you get.
does it rattle over bumps? Hold the breaks when you go over a bump. if the noise goes away then the pads are just rattling against the disk/caliper. Sometimes the pad retainer clips fall off or need bending into hape again

btw where is the noise coming from??
check your steering fluid. mine was low and made a crap noise
