Re: HELP! 5 sp. 2nd gear DEAD!

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>
To: Romeo Shayne Pavlic' <bcpi@arias.net>; quattro group
<quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: HELP! 5 sp. 2nd gear DEAD!


>
>> The '91 T200Q did this but shreaded three gears
>>
>> The tranny has had fluid changes with RedLine from time to time.  I still
>> can get it to grind the second gear (syncro?) a little,
>
>* and am required to use the clutch to get it into that gear. *
>
>I wonder why you chew through trannies?  Are you in the habit of
>shifting without the clutch?  I didn't think these were designed to do
>that (for long)?
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>


Driving with your hand resting on the shift lever can be bad for these
trannies - you can inadvertently put pressure on the linkage and cause gear
and shifter fork wear over the long term. The owners manual specifically
warns against this practice.

Fred Munro
'91 200q  266k km