shifting troubles
 

hey hows it goin, i have an 03 a4 with the 3.0 quattro, 6 speed manual tranny... i have been driving standard for about 5 years now starting with a probe gt then to an 03 mustang gt and also an old 89 pick up, with the audi i am havin the hardest time "learning" how to shift it, it seems like the clutch either grabs completely or theres no grab at all especially in the lower gears, i dont really think theres anything wrong with the cluth or tranny, when i shift ill try to ease out the clutch pedal and ease on the gas sometimes it either kinda wines then goes or other times it clunks n goes i know its my timing but for some reason i just cant get it down to a consistency like i was able to with my other vehicles and its getting to the point where im more frustrated with the car than anything else and im seriously considering trading it in or selling it, any feedback on what i should do or what i may be doing wrong? maybe somthing is slightly wrong with the car idk... help!!

RE: shifting troubles
 

Sounds more like something wrong with the car. I had a 5speed A4 2.8 and I had only driven a stick a few times before. I got used to it really quick. Try searching around on here and see if you can find anything else out from someone having the same problem. I would also take it in and have it looked at. Do you hear any clunking or anything abnormal?

Josh

P.S. WELCOME!!!!

RE: shifting troubles
 

i dont really hear anything abnormal just when im shifting somtimes, once in a while ill have a good clean shift no buck, whine of clutch or clunk idk its a pain in the arsss!!! any buyers?:D

RE: shifting troubles
 

I wonder if the clutch itself is a little loose or something. i would think you would hear it but IDK. Also does it slip at all when it's in gear?

Josh

RE: shifting troubles
 

does it grind when your shifting into a gear? could be bad gear syncros.

RE: shifting troubles
 

it doesnt grind or slip while in gear and thats kinda what leads me to think its all me and the way im driving, but im trying everything and i cannot seam to figure it out

RE: shifting troubles
 

i think its just your timing. it took me a while to get used to my car and even now and them when im tired ill buck it a little here and there, otherwise most people that drive my car even if they now how to drive either ride the clutch[:@][:@][:@], stall[:@], or buck the hell out of it.[:@]. so i say keep praticing and itll eventually become second nature.

RE: shifting troubles
 

wait i just read that you have a B6, i definetly know what your talking about every B6 ive driven including the S4 has that friction point where it grabs or dosent its jsut something you need to adjust too.

RE: shifting troubles
 

dont Audi clutches grab pretty high? every other stick Ive driven the clutch usually catches about halfway from the floor to the top, but with any Audi I've driven it seems like the catch point is about an inch or two from the top. So if you've been driving other stick cars for 5 years it's possible that you're way used the way those "half way up" clutches work. Just takes some time getting used to is all.

RE: shifting troubles
 

oh yea, I remember there was a DIY mod I read a while back where someone drilled a new hole for the clutch cable and it lowered the catch point. try to do a search for it either here or on AudiZine. if you do the mod it'll prolly feel like all the other clutches you're used to.