<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/51913/clutch.jpg"></center><p>Unfortunately, my TT's tranny is part of the sad class of failing graduates from the Audi transmission program, the one in particular that suffers from 2nd-3rd gear grinding starting at about the 50k warranty mark, with anything more than normal "commuter-speed" shifting.

Like any good TT forum member, I put in the Redline MT-90 at about 50k, hoping for a miracle, which did not happen (helped a little, definitely better than stock fluid), and have basically been gently making that shift for about the last 50k miles.

From the quick phone pic here, you can get a glimpse of the carnage going on right now, that's a shiny new South Bend clutch and flywheel in place, and the rest of the trans is sitting off on a rack. The 2nd and 3rd syncros were in fact toast, and while I would have definitely preferred to have this done under warranty, well, the timing didn't work out that way. FWIW, my $.02 is that transmissions are Audis' weakest (non-electrical) parts.

So, just an FYI for other proud owners of delinquent 2nd-3rd grinders, yours are probably toast as well, but when it's time to surgerize the clutch, when you're already 10 hours' labor deep, might as well spend a few more hours and replace those syncros, they're not getting better by themselves.

Some Motul gear oil going in this time, will give a bit of a review on that in time.

Ahh....carnage!

 

is that like a stage II clutch?

 

"Let's Go" from the latest and last Ministry disc has been the song of the week over here...definitely a good "motivater".

I think it's stg 3-4, fwiw. Can't wait..

 

how much?

 

wow......sorry to hear bout that Rich..........

 

I prefer Motul to Redline FWIW

 

I was told expect another $800 to do the synchros while the clutch is apart.

 

I hear the South Bend ones are a little nicer and have a little more inbetween on and off.

 

I shudder to think how much that job costs out of warranty... Dealer took 3 weeks to do mine (under warranty, obviously).

2nd-3rd gear grind was my same problem, which first occurred around 25K miles and got progressively worse. Took until about 42K to convince the dealer that there was actually a problem.

 

2 syncros &amp; associated rings, etc = 1.2k w. trans out.