[T3] WHY ISNT MY NOTCH RUNNING NOW!!!!!

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Fri Feb 25 21:15:03 PST 2011


On 25 Feb 2011 at 11:31, William McInerney wrote:

> I am still hearing that boom sound when downshifting from 3rd to 2nd,
> but I am actually forcing the downshift into second. However, when I
> pay attention to my buddy downshift there is no sound as he allows the
> tranny to gently drop into second...if that makes sense??? 

It occurs to me that maybe you have a broken motor mount somewhere. 
If the drive train wasn't completely restrained, a hard downshift 
might cause it to jump around and probably make some sort of noise.

Just a wild guess, but possibly worth checking out....

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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