8v 2nd gear crunch

[DAVEMARX]

the title says it all rearly any ideas on what it might be im geussing its either the gear box or linkage......

anyone got any clues to what it might be........

[Alpinehead]

does it only do it when its cold???   mine does it too  but stops after 5 mins.

[brynmk2]

The infamous 8v second gear synchro syndrome. Its the synchro itself. The cure is to replace it although new gearbox oil *might* help.

[DAVEMARX]

yes only when its cold or hard of the line after 10 mins or so its okay its quite comman with golfs but no one seems to know why  dont know if it might have something to do with the oil or something but i do know its driving me nuts...

[Leon R]

2nd gear crunch, do a search and you'll find its quite common, if the symptoms are the same as yours.

If you know a bit about gearboxes, its the syncro that has worn and as Alpinehead said correctly you can hear it when cold more as the gearbox oil is cold. When the gearbox oil warms up, it helps.

To fix this you can try changing the gearbox oil to Redline MTL or if the problem is quite bad you may need a new box. Don't change between first and second gear too hard and it should be ok for some time

*brynmk2 beat me to it!*

[DAVEMARX]

thanx alot lads your comments helped alot ill try the oil first if theres no improvment ill change the gearbox when ive got the cash...thanx again

[ginga]

mine does it in third aswell when cold, then gets better as time goes on

[Jay]

in 2nd and 3rd, I think it's time for a new gearbox mate

[exiledjack]

Mine is the same in 2nd gear , if you dont slam it into gear its ok , then after 10 mins or so its all good .... The joys of owning a mk2 !

[Uruk Hai]

I had this problem with my first Golf and as said just change the gearbox oil (every 2 years) and dont be too harsh with the gear changes, I had the car for almost 5 years and it didnt ever seem to get any worse than it was when I bought it.