noise in first gear

[ade]

Have a noise in first gear on my ABY S2, 6 speed box, the noise comes in as soon as you pull away in 1st gear and noise kind of increases with road speed and goes away as soon as you take it out of gear into neutral or change upto 2nd. its quiet in all other gears.

any common problems? is it supposed to be noisey? straight cut gear?

[Quattro Ayes]

Hi. Mine does exactly the same. Try and change the oil on the gearbox. It might work. (I haven't got the time to do it on mine yet)

[rj scotty]

Dose it sound like its in reverse ?

See this thread:

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40394

[AndyP]

If it's a ticking noise see here:-

http://www.elektro.com/~audi/01E/ind5.html

Had this on the 6 speed gearbox in my S4, it did it all the time I owned the car and never got any worse, was just annoying. Change the oil and turn the stereo up

[ade]

its quite a low pitch noise, not a ticking, its a constant noise, sounds like the gear isnt quite meshing properly, similar to the noise you get from a straight cut gear.. i'll try an oil change when i get time.. any ideas on grade for the gearbox? thanks

[quattro]

My S2 is the same and so is my brothers 2.7tt S4, i aint worried about this.

[blackrat]

I have just purchased a 92 UrS4 and 1st gear is exactly the same as described, drives ok and all other gears are fine.
I was aware of this problem with the early 6 speed boxes as I have a 95 S6 with no problems at all.
I believe the best advice is change the oil and dont thrash 1st gear!!

[UrS4boy]

any common problems? is it supposed to be noisey? straight cut gear?

The gear teeth on your first gear are damaged, likely the result of one or more high RPM clutch drops. The only 01E transmissions that have any real hope of surviving that kind of abuse is the CRB from the RS2. Even then, the limits of "safety" can be exceeded, resulting in first gear teeth chipping or galling.

The fix is very expensive since first gear is an integral part of the main shaft, not a separate gear.

[HMS-S6]

The gear teeth on your first gear are damaged, likely the result of one or more high RPM clutch drops. The only 01E transmissions that have any real hope of surviving that kind of abuse is the CRB from the RS2. Even then, the limits of "safety" can be exceeded, resulting in first gear teeth chipping or galling.

The fix is very expensive since first gear is an integral part of the main shaft, not a separate gear.

My S6 has 163,00 on it now (bought at 126,000) and first gear has always had this exact sound too. I know it may go one day but i still hammer 1st quite a bit But my UrS4 has 202,000 it and 1st is silent Different lifes/drivers i suppose???

I have been told that the 2.7 S4 box fits and has a 'wider' first gear. Not sure what this means but thats the route i'll go when mine explodes

[rj scotty]

Mine is still making the "reversing noise" in 1st don't care when it turns to thousands of pieces of metal all over the floor ill do something about it and change the clutch at the same time

[HMS-S6]

Mine is still making the "reversing noise" in 1st don't care when it turns to thousands of pieces of metal all over the floor ill do something about it and change the clutch at the same time

Thats EXACTLY my thoughts with mine too! Plus a solid flywheel.

Its bound to happen somewhere lots of people can point and laugh though

[rj scotty]

just pretend you meant to park there