2nd gear crunch

[stretch]

I know this is a common fault but how do you fix it?

Just bought a mk2 gti 8v and it crunch's to put in second gear. Whats the cheapest and easiest way to fix it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Brads MK2 GTI]

You could try using a different Gearbox oil, Redline MTL is excellent. A weighted shift rod from a MK3 won't help the cruch but will make the change feel a lot better. If the oil doesn't work see how it goes. It's the syncromesh you see, which can't be fixed without a rebuild.

[The Hoax]

Tell me about it! Buy a scrapper gearbox for about £35 or get a reconditioned for about £300

[Mr Blue]

i got a weighted shift rod from a scrapy yesterday for free.

improvement in selecting gears and stoped the crunch.


go to a land rover dealership and buy gearbox oil from them maybe? heard its cheaper and better

[baz_the_man62]

sounds patronising.. but it could just be you if ur new to mk2's.. dont take it wrong way, when i first got my mk2 i was constantly crunching 2nd gear.. turns out it werent the car.. it was me.