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Offline Rustybear

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Gearbox tight when cold
« on: February 25, 2013, 11:41:11 pm »
Had a box refurb a month ago along with clutch and new DMF, noticed gearbox is stiff when cold, is this the norm?

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Re: Gearbox tight when cold
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2013, 09:17:37 am »
my manual box is tight in the cold soon frees up due to the oil thickening with the low temp


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Re: Gearbox tight when cold
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2013, 09:47:53 am »
Mines isn't tight as such when its cold but certainly feels 'notchy' compared to when it's warmed up..
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Re: Gearbox tight when cold
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2013, 12:58:10 pm »
Mine is on my scirocco, particularly dropping down from 6th to 5th or 5th to 4th. Was worried the syncormesh was buggered  :scared:

I dont seem to remember my mk5 being particularly stiff in the cold though  :confused:
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