[s-cars] 1st, 2nd Gear difficulty -- advice?

[Robert Rossato]

How are the motor and transmission mounts?  May just be a simple
alignment, but if you haven't replaced the shifter bushings, at the
shifter and at the end of the shift rod, you may want to consider that
too. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Steve Voit
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 3:35 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] 1st, 2nd Gear difficulty -- advice?
> 
> 
> S-Heads:
> 
> I had an EDU 6-speed rebuilt by Stasis Engineering installed 
> last week.
> They claim to test all of their rebuilt transmissions prior 
> to shipment on a
> custom fixture.
> 
> I'm having difficulty with 1st and 2nd gears; first is often 
> notchy and
> second is almost always a two-step motion to get into gear 
> where the lever
> goes partway in, but takes more effort to pull home with a 
> distinct notchy
> feeling.
> 
> I'm thinking this may be my car, not the box, since I was 
> having similar
> issues (but not quite as bad) with my CBL prior to 
> replacement.  My mechanic
> wants to take another look at the adjustment on the shift 
> linkage. The 3-4
> and 5-6 shifts are flawless.  
> 
> What advice do you guys have? Any hunches?
> 
> Steve
> 
> 95.5 S6 
> 
> Mercer Island/Seattle, WA
> 
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