RE: Clutch - Shifting, Jeez jam it in there!

["Cooley, Christopher" <Christopher.Cooley@bactc.com>]

Given the speed to gear ratios provided, I personally find myself
running higher revs.  Like 2nd gear to 40 mph, 3rd to 60 mph, 4th to
70mph and then 5th to cruise.  Using this shifting, I don't go too far
over 4,000 rpms and my 97 GLX seems to love it, and purrs since using
Castrol Syntec.  It's the same during downshifting.  

Thought:  Are you double clutching (rev-shifting)?  This takes quite a
load off your synchros.

Christopher Cooley
CellularOne
Equipment Services Lead
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		-----Original Message-----
		From:	smarton@luc.edu [SMTP:smarton@luc.edu]
		Sent:	Friday, June 12, 1998 6:28 AM
		To:	'jettaglx@igtc.COM'
		Subject:	RE: Clutch - Shifting, Jeez jam it in
there!

		I would have to check to see if I can see a difference.
In other words try to shift down, and if I feel resistance, slow down to
see if it goes away.  I may have to speak with VW service because I am
not speaking about downshifting to pass someone and experiencing the
problem.  I am driving the same way when it does this as when it
doesn't.  

		Speaking in general, when I downshift it is because I am
slowing down and need to go to the next lower gear compatible with that
speed due to traffic, making a turn, or a lower speed limit.  I am
braking to slow down or easing off on the throttle, and not using the
engine to slow down.  I generally am in 5th at 45-50mph, 4th at 40mph,
3rd at 30mph, and 2nd at 20mph.  I'm not sure off the top of my head
what that translates to in Km/h. 

		Any insight, you or others on the list can give, is
greatly appreciated.

		Stephan Martone
		'97 Jetta GLX, 5spd

				-----Original Message-----
				From:	Alexander L. Kunstmann
[SMTP:a_kunstmann@gmx.de]
				Sent:	Friday, June 12, 1998 4:30 AM
				To:	jettaglx@igtc.COM
				Subject:	Re: Clutch - Shifting,
Jeez jam it in there!

				From: Stephan Martone <smarton@luc.edu>
				To: Jetta GLX List Server (E-mail)
<jettaglx@igtc.COM>
				Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 12:00 PM
				Subject: Clutch - Shifting, Jeez jam it
in there!


				>Shifting seems normal, on short trips.
When it starts turning into a long
				trip, down shifting gets difficult.  I
have the clutch to the floor, and
				when going down to 3rd or 2nd gear you
feel the shifter bind up before it
				gets into gear like it doesn't want to
go.  If you push hard, it goes in.
				Shifting up has never been a problem.
This has been happening for a few
				months now.

				At which speeds you try to downshift?.
It's the normal behavior of a VW
				transmission if you are trying to
downshift going too fast. Speaking in
				Km/h, If you try to get 2nd at 70Km/h ,
the transmission will not let you
				until you brake to 60 Km/h, at this
speed the gear goes in like butter.
				Don't ask me why, but VW transmissions
work the same since my first '79
				rabbit until the last A3 I have driven.
This have prevented me twice in the
				past year to crack the transmission.

				- Alex Kunstmann