Found AutoZone, Bought Cheap Tool WAS 016 Hex Plug...

[Robert M]

IME transmissions switched to Redline take a while before thier feel 
stabilizes.  Dunno why, but various german and japanese trannies have 
exhibited this behavior...

Robert

>From: akowalsk at comcast.net (Alex Kowalski)
>To: j.d.larson at verizon.net
>CC: brady at regal-mtl.com, quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Found AutoZone, Bought Cheap Tool WAS 016 Hex Plug...
>Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 16:23:30 +0000
>
>That's OK, to be honest I was a bit skeptical of it myself given the low 
>mileage of the car, and this is the Quattro list, and what would we be 
>these days without skepticism?  ;-)
>
>Seriously, I did the change for a few reasons:  First, the car is almost 18 
>years old, and although the mileage is relatively low I felt that 18 years 
>was long enough for all the fluids.  For example, I don't know if the 
>clutch has ever been flushed/bled.  That's my next job.  Secondly, when I 
>first posted about buying the car several months ago, in my list of nits I 
>noted that I was having a small amount of clashing when either upshifting 
>or downshifting into 4th gear -- oddly enough, ONLY 4th gear.  So changing 
>the oil was also done:
>
>2a) To see if any big pieces, or a large quantity of metal came out with it 
>(answer: no, just a small amount of fine filings on the magnet) and
>
>2b) In the hope that a flush with Redline MT-90 would ameloriate the 
>situation.  The jury is still out on that one.  I put about 40 miles on the 
>car last night, and the shifting is noticeably less "notchy" in all other 
>gears, but I can still get 4th to clash if I rush the shift.
>
>If I double-clutch and make an effort to rev-match, however, it now goes in 
>without any protest, and the all-important and admittedly squishy 
>"shift-feel" quality has improved.  My sense is that I am going to have to 
>be gentle with 4th gear and use the double-clutching technique, until I can 
>work up the $1,500 or so that it's going to cost (someone, please tell me 
>that that's a good ballpark figure) to get the synchros. replaced.
>
>The 2b) part was one of those "wing and a prayer" things, but I'm glad I 
>did it for the 2a) part, because now I am fairly sure that at the very 
>least there aren't any big broken bits floating around inside my 016 and at 
>the very least, the oil is now CLEAN, which should help preserve everything 
>else in it until I can work up my inevitable big tithe to the Audi Gods.
>
>So for $38 (cost of the oil + hex sockets) I have a little peace of mind 
>until I can get that done.  And I'll take a little peace of mind with an 
>18-year old Audi Type 44 any old day.  ;-)
>
>Cheers,
>Alex Kowalski
>'87 5KCSTQ
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>--
>"I gargle with gasoline because here in the USA it's cheaper than Listerine 
>and makes me a much hotter kisser, too."
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> > I can accept that it can be a good idea, IF the oil currently in there 
>is an
> > unknown.  There has been, over the years I've been on this list, a 
>general
> > tone of " "fresh gear oil" or "trick gear oil" is going to make a 
>noticeable
> > improvement in my (fill in the blank)".  I find that belief to be a 
>serious
> > error.  Perhaps I should have explained my comment.  John
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