WS2.....

[Ridgerunr]

I hear what your saying, I have been a mechanic for 40+ years, 10 of them in a VW dealership working in the unit room rebuilding countless engines and trannys, so I'm pretty well versed in mechanical things. Maybe just a fluid change like several here have done, (which I plan on doing) will help the cold weather shifts.

[Koa]

Originally Posted by Ridgerunr

I hear what your saying, I have been a mechanic for 40+ years, 10 of them in a VW dealership working in the unit room rebuilding countless engines and trannys, so I'm pretty well versed in mechanical things. Maybe just a fluid change like several here have done, (which I plan on doing) will help the cold weather shifts.

I see now. Just FYI, the Aisin tranny is built to very tight tolerances, and as such, shifting when the tranny is outside of operating condition while it warms up will >always< be notchy. I don't know why people expect anything else...

here's a pretty awesome tip from another forum mate on shifting into second cold:

When starting out in first, sweep up to 3k rpm or so and hold it at constant load for 4-5 seconds, then shift into second as normal.

has really helped. I have Motul 300 in both diff and tranny, whiteline tranny insert bushing, TRD Quickshifter, MTec springs, a swapped 3/8" slave cylinder, as well as done the free easy clutch adjustment.. yet nothing helped that second gear crunch/notchiness until I incorporated this procedure into my driving habits... works 90%+ of the time, the other 10% of the time I'm being lazy and not being cognisant of the gate & input shaft speeds.

Here's some great threads on how to improve your clutch performance, some adjustments are free:

DIY Easy Clutch Grab Adjustment
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8040

Ultramaroon's Slave Cylinder retrofit/upgrade
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77390

Clutch Return Spring removal (I didn't do this one
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35621

[Ridgerunr]

The thing that will help the most...WARM WEATHER...THINK SPRING....SCREW THE GROUND HOG...

[Koa]

Originally Posted by Ridgerunr

The thing that will help the most...WARM WEATHER...THINK SPRING....SCREW THE GROUND HOG...

ambient temps dont have much of an impact on the transmission bruv..

[jvincent]

They do when the ambient is -25C.

[Ridgerunr]

It does were I live, I just got the car the first week of November temps right though Christmas were in the 30-40, no problems shifting. Seems like when temps are under 10 it gets harder, the colder it gets the harder it gets to shift. Forecast for today is a high of 6 above, but in the 40's by the weekend....