phantom75 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 has anyone noticed a slight sound (a that comes from under the gear stick when you are slowing and the gear is dropping from 3 to 2 to 1? it may be normal but to clarify it more it sounds like the gear is rattling ( a click metal sound) when your slowing and it shifts from 3rd to second and from 2nd to first gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I haven't noticed such a sound over 4,000 miles but it doesn't mean it's not there. I'll have to double check when I next go out. Because you write "it shifts" and "the gear is dropping" I assume you mean in DSG....Which mode do you hear clicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom75 Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 you have to open the windows and listen carefuly,when u are slowing down and braking, the gear will automatically start to drop shifts, u may feel a small tick under your seat when it downshifts from 3rd to 2nd gear, but mainly it is when it shifts from 2nd to first gear,it sound like some metals move when the shift happens, it may be a normal sound from the gearbox, but it sounds like VW forgot to tighten something downthere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom75 Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 by the way this same click under your seat can be heard if u change from N to D and vice verca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 The click you describe, if it's there, is probably drowned out by the sound of my Millteks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTiMK5 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 [ QUOTE ] The click you describe, if it's there, is probably drowned out by the sound of my Millteks!! [/ QUOTE ] And how loud are they now Red? Assuming you had it done today that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahoo Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I do get a sound when changing down, but not the one explained above. Sometimes (approx 30% of the time) when slowing and nearing standstill I hear (and sometimes feel on the brake pedal) a grating/clunking sound when DSG changes from 2nd to 1st. This is definately a 'cog on cog' sound and sensation, but is only detectable when slowing to idle very gently. I have asked by stealer to look into it, but they said that they could not detect the problem when they drove it. It does take some familiarity to be able to detect it, but once tuned in, it becomes v. irritating. Have any of you other DSG'ers experienced anything similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 We couldn't get the turbocharger nuts undone without risking snapping them so I'm back with Ray West on Monday to get the whole day to sort it. It's unusual for these nuts to get so solid on a new car but the same happened recently on an Audi. I think I got zapped by a mobile laser on the way there Not the best of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mu71rd Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 isn't road angel supposed to spot those things? anyway, sorry mate - that's a pisser. how heavy was your foot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsy Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 me thinks he was being sarcastic regarding the laser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mu71rd Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 why do you say that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Road Angel is capable but lasers are tricky to detect....depends on a number of factors. I was simply cruising at about 80 in the early morning, sunny and dry, on dual carriageway in open countryside, no other traffic....spotted something on a bridge ahead....wasn't a car so I slowed a little but then saw it was a scooter! In front of the scooter with silver panniers was a guy fiddling with the front of a camera on a tripod. I was only doing 60 when I went under the bridge but have no idea how far away he clocked me if at all. There are camera signs but no fixed cameras in that area. Bummer if I get done....It's not as if I was doing 120, which incidentally would have been quite safe in the GTI as we all know in those road circumstances. How long do tickets take to come through the letterbox? Is the legal limit 60 or 70 on non-motorway dual carriageway? I might have been okay speedwise....Only time will tell and what's done is done. Edit: I don't see mu's post as sarcastic at all....Quite the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTiMK5 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Red, I would say it is unlikely you got caught at that speed. The limit is 70 on a dual carrigeway plus the percentage error they allow etc so assuming it was 80 you will be ok. I thought I had been caught a few months back so I turned round and went and spoke with the copper as I was going to be away and wanted to know how long you get to respond to a ticket etc. He was brilliant, firstly he said he didnt think he had caught me as he didnt recognise the car. He showed me how all the kit works etc and it was an eye opener. Basically he had a video camera and this was mainly zoomed in on the oncoming traffic although he could move it wherever. He watches the screen and is looking for people on the phone, eating etc. He only operates the laser if he thinks someone is speeding. He asked me what speed I was doing and I said about 37 when I first saw him and he said that he wouldnt operate it at that speed, he was looking for people taking the piss basically and even if he had I would more than likely have been ok by the time he had of I would have been down to 36 which would be fine. In 2 hours he had operated the laser 3 times and on each occasion caught somebody. All the traffic was recorded the whole time he was there and if anyone is on the phone etc he records it on a log sheet with the VRN etc and the video is then reviewed and that person may be charged. The quality of the video is good, if they do catch you in this way there is no way of denying it, they have got you bang to rights. It was really quite interesting and I was reassured that these vans may not always be there just to earn revenue. Before this I assumed that they checked the speed of each vehicle but this is not true. However, I guess this could depend on the individual copper or force involved. But it was good to know there are some good ones out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTiMK5 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Incidentally I have a Snooper S4 which is also capable of detecting laser apparently. He said it is unlikely to do this though as the laser is such a fine beam and it is generally aimed at the grill area of the car. He also said that if it did detect it it means they have your speed anyway although they will take 3 readings. I have never had a laser alert from any of the vans I have seen but this could have been because they were not checking my speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Hey, Thanks GTiMK5!! (David isn't it?)....Much appreciated that you took the trouble to post all this info . Interesting that my speed guy was using a scooter....I haven't heard of that before. Time now to get some sleep here in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTiMK5 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 You are getting there with my name, got the right first letter this time anyway. Dom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom75 Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 this is the same case i am facing, exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I can report that I am defo not getting such DSG gear sounds, so it seems logical to deduce that you guys have a problem - hopefully small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtec Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 [ QUOTE ] isn't road angel supposed to spot those things? [/ QUOTE ] It would only tell you that you've just been caught! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Many thanks rtec....and Welcome to TSN....I assume you have ordered/bought/considering a Mk5 GTI? Being fairly new to such gear as Road Angel, I was expecting the red lights warning but didn't fully understand Blackspot's manual's text on lasers. I think they are covering themselves by saying that lasers don't always get picked up by the Angel. Have you experienced a 'hit' from a laser via a Road Angel? Red flashing lights? Does Tiff say anything special like "They gottcha!!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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