Re: Grinding when downshifting

[Igor Kessel <four_rings@worldnet.att.net>]

scottb2460@earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> Hey gang,
> 
> My wife advises me that most of the time when she downshifts into second
> gear makes a grinding sound. Since I haven't noticed it and usually
> don't downshift into 2nd over 30-35mph, I decided to see what she's
> talking about.  I did notice what she was describing.  Didn't do it all
> the time, but about sound about 1/3 of the time.  Downshifting into all
> other gears was fine and when I aggressively downshift. I did have the
> 90k service and changed out the gearbox/diff oil to synthetic.

Does she depress the pedal _fully_ to the floor? 
Does she pause for a second or two before shifting into the 2nd?

Try downshifting with double declutching. Did the grinding go away?
If yes - your 2nd gear synchroniser is on its way out. You now might be
confined to double declutching at all times. Which is not a bad thing
anyway. 

-- 
Igor Kessel
Two turbo quattros.