Diesel Mania_26
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2010
- Location
- Acton, Ontario
- TDI
- 03 Golf, 03 Jetta Wagon, 75 Westy (undergoing TDI conversion)
Hey Guys,
I have noticed that my 5spd is getting a little more difficult to shift - colder mornings (-30C to -15C) it is a little more noticeable...
More specifically it is shifting into Reverse and out of Reverse... sometimes it seems to almost lock into place and you have to 'wrench' it out of Reverse... and then 1st and 2nd are extremely sticky.. and you can almost feel the gears as you shift it... drives fine once in gear - and warms up after driving a bit and isnt a problem.... no noises in reverse 1st OR 2nd.. ... all other gears are fine when shifting...
Vehicle now has about 225k kms on it.. I put in a new upgraded SMF clutch at about 180k kms (when I bought it)- I am the second owner... it was alaways somewhat 'sticky' in shifting but it seems to have gotten slightly worse...
any thoughts?
I have never changed the gear oil - though its claimed to be 'lifetime' but I wonder if that might be a good idea?
I have noticed that my 5spd is getting a little more difficult to shift - colder mornings (-30C to -15C) it is a little more noticeable...
More specifically it is shifting into Reverse and out of Reverse... sometimes it seems to almost lock into place and you have to 'wrench' it out of Reverse... and then 1st and 2nd are extremely sticky.. and you can almost feel the gears as you shift it... drives fine once in gear - and warms up after driving a bit and isnt a problem.... no noises in reverse 1st OR 2nd.. ... all other gears are fine when shifting...
Vehicle now has about 225k kms on it.. I put in a new upgraded SMF clutch at about 180k kms (when I bought it)- I am the second owner... it was alaways somewhat 'sticky' in shifting but it seems to have gotten slightly worse...
any thoughts?
I have never changed the gear oil - though its claimed to be 'lifetime' but I wonder if that might be a good idea?