clutch dragging or worn syncros on the gears.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lavery" <systems007@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:48 PM
Subject: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears

> Hello all!
>
> My Vanagon is making a grinding noise when shifted from 1st to 2nd
> gear, or sometimes from 2nd to 3rd.  I don't know exactly where the
> grinding is coming from, though I can feel the vibration through the
> shifter.
>
> Any ideas on what's going on? Thanks in advance.
>
> John