Smilinjay
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- Jul 9, 2013
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Anchorage,
Alaska
So I was at a stop light earlier today, and when the light turned green my car would not go into first. It would go about halfway in then put up lots of resistance. After fumbling around for a few seconds, I put it in reverse, slightly let the clutch out, and it popped right back into first. My trans has never given me an issue like this. I did the syncro test (try putting the car in gear without the clutch and see if it gives resistance and bogs, or just grinds) and all gears did fine. It seems like this problem only occurs if I take it in and out of first 2-3 times without moving. If I put it in a different gear and slightly let the clutch out, it will go into first again no problem. Is this a syncro issue? Perhaps to much slack in the shift cables? Would it be worth the effort to flush the trans and replace fluid with redline? Car is a 1990 tsi awd with about 100,000 miles, and it was stock for the first 99k.