Hi!

 

I have a 1 year old Octavia 3 FL 1.5 TSI with manual transmission box.

 

There is a bit of "stuttering" while driving on the first gear, but nothing that can't be compensated with a bit of extra gas, so I just got used to it

 

What I find more annoying in switching to the reverse gear. Sometimes it switches "cleanly" (0 resistance), sometimes it is harder (there is more resistance). In certain occasions I can even hear the gears "rasping" (sorry if that's not the right english word), even though I'm always very careful (fully stopped, fully pressed clutch pedal, etc)

 

The dealer dismissed my complain saying that this is normal due to lack of synchronisation and that I should be more careful 😐

 

Anyone experiences similar problem?

 

Thanks!

Juan 

The dealer is right.  Try going into 1st each time before then going straight into reverse.  It give s the cogs a chance to spin up

28 minutes ago, Burchy said:

The dealer is right.  Try going into 1st each time before then going straight into reverse.  It give s the cogs a chance to spin up

Thanks, I'll give it a try in the morning.

No it brings the layshaft and the engaged cogs to a halt but the outcome is the one that you want and it is the best thing to do if there is clutch drag.

 

Being a grown up juvenile now I'm not sure that I have tried selecting reverse on the move in my VAG vehicles but the Ford predecessors from the early 90's with the MT75 gearboxes had synchromesh on reverse and could be selected while driving forward.

 

It could be that this gearbox has synchromesh and is baulking because of clutch drag, forcing it against the shifter blocks to engage the baulk ring before it has synchronised (if they have enough meat left) will result in the crunching.

 

Never having heard a crunch from reverse even when grabbed in an emergency (pulling out and seeing an approaching vehicle) in donkeys years I would say that the FWD VAG gearboxes have synchromesh on reverse gear.

 

Editted, "resistance" and "sometimes rasping" is a sure sign that the reverse gear does have synchromesh, the other definitive one is that if the dealer says it doesn't especially when trying to deny a problem then you can bet your house that it does 🤣

Edited 11 December, 20196 yr by J.R.

24 minutes ago, J.R. said:

No it brings the layshaft and the engaged cogs to a halt but the outcome is the one that you want and it is the best thing to do if there is clutch drag.

 

Being a grown up juvenile now I'm not sure that I have tried selecting reverse on the move in my VAG vehicles but the Ford predecessors from the early 90's with the MT75 gearboxes had synchromesh on reverse and could be selected while driving forward.

 

It could be that this gearbox has synchromesh and is baulking because of clutch drag, forcing it against the shifter blocks to engage the baulk ring before it has synchronised (if they have enough meat left) will result in the crunching.

 

Never having heard a crunch from reverse even when grabbed in an emergency (pulling out and seeing an approaching vehicle) in donkeys years I would say that the FWD VAG gearboxes have synchromesh on reverse gear.

 

Editted, "resistance" and "sometimes rasping" is a sure sign that the reverse gear does have synchromesh, the other definitive one is that if the dealer says it doesn't especially when trying to deny a problem then you can bet your house that it does 🤣

Thanks. The issue occurs most noticeable in the morning when I pull out backwards from the garage. Would you suggest I get a second opinion from a different service center?

I'd have to say that my car tends to behave in a similar fashion, particularly when cold, there is often a small crunch even with the clutch flat pedal fully down.

9 hours ago, AllanDJ said:

I'd have to say that my car tends to behave in a similar fashion, particularly when cold, there is often a small crunch even with the clutch flat pedal fully down.

Thanks for confirmation. Perhaps is a general/normal thing after all.