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Originally Posted by extrashaky

As was mentioned above, there have been many threads here about the notchy transmission or crunchy shifts. Mine shifted up and down smoothly for the first 65K miles, and I had no idea what these guys were talking about.

Then I had an engine replacement under warranty, mated up to the same transmission. When I got the car back I immediately noticed crunchy shifts downshifting into 5th or 3rd. So I took the car back and asked them to check it.

I had the same experience you had. They couldn't feel it. The mechanic who installed the engine (a younger guy who drives a heavily modified STI) drove it and said it seemed normal. So he rode along with his hand on the side of the transmission tunnel as I drove. It would crunch, I would say, "There! Did you feel that?" And he would say, "Not really. It seems normal."

It has smoothed out somewhat, but it still crunches. Apparently it really is normal. 30K miles later it still works, so I have resolved not to worry about it.

There ya go -


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