Stuck 2nd gear after hard track day... what is the possible cause?
11-04-2007, 10:51 PM
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Stuck 2nd gear after hard track day... what is the possible cause?
I just got back from an Audi Club track day (Bremerton, WA).
During my last run, I grinded the 2nd gear through the chicane, and after I pulled into the pit, I couldn't get it out of 2nd gear! When pushing it down to go into 1st, it would go down like ur trying to go into rear!
It took a while to get out of 2nd gear and it's been HARD to disengage from 2nd from that point on. It is a bit better and I could drive home fine, just sometimes struggled to shift up or down from 2nd, other gears are fine. Funny thing is, when in idle, the gears shift a lot better, but it get stuck when u drive for a bit.
What could it be? Pls give me good news that it's not a costly problem!
During my last run, I grinded the 2nd gear through the chicane, and after I pulled into the pit, I couldn't get it out of 2nd gear! When pushing it down to go into 1st, it would go down like ur trying to go into rear!
It took a while to get out of 2nd gear and it's been HARD to disengage from 2nd from that point on. It is a bit better and I could drive home fine, just sometimes struggled to shift up or down from 2nd, other gears are fine. Funny thing is, when in idle, the gears shift a lot better, but it get stuck when u drive for a bit.
What could it be? Pls give me good news that it's not a costly problem!
11-05-2007, 05:58 AM
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It could fix itself. Mine did.
After a similar experience, mine got better from normal driving. Took a couple weeks. That was 60k miles ago, and it's been fine since.
Obviously, it depends on what really happened in there; good luck!
Obviously, it depends on what really happened in there; good luck!
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11-05-2007, 08:40 AM
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correct! I screwed up going from 3rd to 2nd, partyly because of the DAMN LONG shifting, it sucks...
as this was my last track day of THE YEAR! 
I was gonna get the short shifter and do a few upgrades to make the car shift better, as shifting DAMN TOO LONG for tracking.
I will wait to see if I GET LUCKY, like "dano-oly" but from what I am hearing that chances are slim!
Here goes my Christmas shopping and some more!
I was gonna get the short shifter and do a few upgrades to make the car shift better, as shifting DAMN TOO LONG for tracking.
I will wait to see if I GET LUCKY, like "dano-oly" but from what I am hearing that chances are slim!
Here goes my Christmas shopping and some more!
11-05-2007, 08:41 AM
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Mine fixed itself too. Just keep driving it - it will get better as the burrs wear off the splines.
Then after a couple weeks, change the tranny fluid to get rid of the metal bits. Mine is good as new now - about two months since a SERIOUS grind action where I had to push HARD to get it either in oir out of 1st and 2nd. Good luck.