2nd gear crunch when cold

[bhprs]

hi anyone had 2nd gear crunching when cold ,have just had audi fit new 2nd gear and hub assembly and still not good .any takers

[jwhat]

Yep, I get the same. I just try not to use 2nd when it's cold or go into it really slowly.

[Alan02]

Warranty? Take it back.

[Pete@ECSTuning]

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[kite]

On my B6, I had the gearbox changed twice due to crashy gear changes.
My car has just done over 60K, the changes are now starting to smooth out

[skymaster]

Oh yes... my B6 TDI 6 speeder... when cold it crunched .... changed the fluid using standard Audi gear box oil.... very marginal change......

[the surfer]

This seems very common on the 6-speed manual....

My Passat is very notchy from cold, particularly in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear, but smooth when warm. It doesn't crunch but it's quite clunky (if that makes sense). I tend to take it slow for the first 5 miles and everything seems to loosen up.

I've done loads of research on this and I still don't know if there is a proper fix. I don't know if it's the gear oil or the synchros at fault (or maybe something else entirely?)

[DBSK]

Mines the same, fairly horrid when cold but is fine when warm albeit abit clunky occasionally.

Glad its not just mine!

[winnie070383]

i have found it to be a little clunky when cold but i used to have a 106 quiksilver and that was horrid trying to get 2nd when cold you had to allways go 1st to 3rd

[j4nne]

I'm also having crunchy feelings when changing to 2nd gear, sometimes when changing to 3rd too. I've always thought that this was due to a cold climate [in Finland ]

But then again is it the cold or should I change the transmission oil? Anyway the car is going for a flywheel operation next week (due to vibrating chassis while idle in traffic lights etc).

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance