Crunching Second

[DubSteve]

Hey fellow mk3ers

On a cruise today was driving and everything was sweet, sun was shining fantastic....Come to a set of lights, took off from the lights and got to red line in first and then as I went to second it crunched HUH WTF @(#U@#(

I didn't think much of it as I wasn't sure. Did it again a few times , after that. This is going from first to second it crunches, I also took the second gear to just over 6000rpms and switched to 3rd and that was fine, as the other gears also!

What I couldn't get was I could take it to 5000rpms and it would not crunch from first to second but if I took it higher it was crunching not sure what it could be, can anyone help me!

What can be wrong I ask or your knowledge fellow vdubbers!!!

[ScienceVR6]

SYNCROS!!!

sayy bye bye second gear syncro ring. The most common of all gearbox issues.

[The_Hawk]

Sadly, if it's the syncro's, it looks like it's time for a rebuild. I was looking at buying a VR6 with this problem and was quoted around the $2k mark to fully rebuilt the gearbox including labour and a new clutch.

[gpk_gti]

Start shaking that money tree again Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!

[monkeysrus]

Pretty normal having a 1-2 crunch on the Vr.

Has the trans oil ever been changed? This can help out. Use Castrol syntrax or similar. Is expensive but can help.

[Golf Loon]

Linkages or Engine Mounts?

[DubSteve]

I don't think that its the engine mount, but then again I am not sure!

The box is still good with the rest of the gears don't think that I will need a rebuild

[Tim]

yeah if it does it when you are driving hard. The engine/gearbox rocks and that makes 2nd gear crunch. I used to have this problem until i upgraded the engine mounts. Magically it disappeared

[DubSteve]

It possibly could be I don't know what it might be

Wahhh, how much would it cost to get 2nd gear fixed?

[rayray086]

That's odd - I wouldn't think engine mounts would fix something internal to a gearbox!