$38 of wishful thinking, 4th gear synchros. are toast

[Alex Kowalski]

Well, I tried.  But the wing & a prayer part of putting the Redline MT-90 into my transmission was mostly prayer and not enough wing.  Today I put ~65 more miles on the car, with the fluid topped up again, and although the transmission shifts better in the gears that actually work, 4th is really not appreciably better where it matters, which is going into gear without double-clutching and exactly matching the revs.  Even being off by 200 RPM causes clashing.  Time to end the experiment, because the synchros. on 4th gear have given up.

So now what do I do?  Aside from trying to find a complete transmission, does anyone have any recommended shops in Illinois and an idea of what it might cost to get this fixed?  I'm all ears at this point.

Chalk another one up for the "I told you so" Audi Gods.

Cheers,
Alex Kowalski
'87 5KCSTQ