Sticky 2nd gear 2005 1.8T A4 B6 Quattro

SimonBUK

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Seems to be a similar problem to what some other people have found ?
My 2nd gear is slightly awkward to get into and seems to be getting a little worse.
After some research it suggests that it is a little awkward anyway and takes a bit of getting use to but this is a little worse than it should be I'm sure.
I asked an independent Audi specialist about changing the g/box / diff oils and they said to me they had never been asked to do it so it took them a little while to get the quote together. It *should* be sealed for life/maintenance free etc,etc.

Some people seem to report an improvement after changing the oil.
Seems to be some linkage problems too and synchro problems.

Just wondering if anybody has a Quattro version and what their experience is of the gear change into 2nd ?

Think I'll get the oil changed anyway as it's 19 years/108K miles old and go from there but just asking if other people's experiences?
 
Ok, not much love for my question

Is there any linkages that can be greased up or are they on top of the gearbox that aren't easily accessible?
 
Seems to be a similar problem to what some other people have found ?
My 2nd gear is slightly awkward to get into and seems to be getting a little worse.
After some research it suggests that it is a little awkward anyway and takes a bit of getting use to but this is a little worse than it should be I'm sure.
I asked an independent Audi specialist about changing the g/box / diff oils and they said to me they had never been asked to do it so it took them a little while to get the quote together. It *should* be sealed for life/maintenance free etc,etc.

Some people seem to report an improvement after changing the oil.
Seems to be some linkage problems too and synchro problems.

Just wondering if anybody has a Quattro version and what their experience is of the gear change into 2nd ?

Think I'll get the oil changed anyway as it's 19 years/108K miles old and go from there but just asking if other people's experiences?
Hi Simon,

I sometimes find 2nd can be a bit crotchety to engage. I've not changed my gearbox oil yet so I'm keen to hear any developments from this.

Julian