Alistair, thanks for the thought.  It does this after driving long enough
to warm up completely.  Yesterday I drove 15 miles across town, numerous
red lights, and I was having the same experience at the end of the drive as
at the beginning.  Dave

On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hey, did you notice this last year same time? Could it be temp related?
>
> Since I got my Syncro in 2011 I’ve noticed 1-2 shift notchy and fussy when
> first shift on cool or cold mornings.
>
> Running swepco 210 now, same thing ( well doh, did I really think that
> thicker oil would help?). I often double clutch or just ease it in.
> Subsequent same shifts no issue.
>
> Alistair
>
> > On Oct 4, 2017, at 5:32 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all, I have a 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1
> waterboxer,
> > 4 speed manual transmission, silver-tan, with 180K miles.
> >
> > The clutch was rebuilt in 2013, and has functioned flawlessly since.  So
> > far as I know, the transmission has never been rebuilt, but manual
> > transmissions don't break, right?
> >
> > This morning I noticed a grinding as I shifted from 1st to 2nd gear.  I
> got
> > it into gear ok, but it repeated the same thing several times.  I
> > discovered that if I shifted very slowly, hesitating a split second at
> the
> > neutral point, and made sure to push the clutch pedal absolutely to the
> > floor, there was no grinding.  There is no problem with any other gear.
> >
> > Before I take it to the shop, please help me understand what is
> happening.
> >
> > mcneely
>
>