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8th June 2009, 09:33 AM
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Advice from Germany
Hi,
Having spent the best part of 6 hours yesterday in the car with Chris, i got to hear some great insights into how the Germans view the gearbox issues. With regards to ZF, apparently Audi told them to make the gearbox cheaper as it was too expensive and hence some of the issues post what seems like 100k miles. Also, Mr Sagert, ZF gearbox guru that works at the plant recommends a number of things... 1. Full service every 60,000 km as documented here 2. The reason for the shunt is that the little balls start off at being 10mm big but over time shrink in size to around 8mm or less causing pressure issues.  3. Driving in tip-tronic (apparently) wears the gearbox down more quickly 4. It is recommended that when shifting through the auto box to do this slowly and stop in each position for 1 second so the pressure changes are smooth. (As opposed to quickly going from 'P' to 'D' I'm not saying this is all correct but it is interesting to hear how the germans feel about the gearbox issues. -Oli
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