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Old 05-06-2016, 02:09 PM   #18 (permalink)
Natalya
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My understanding is that the 2nd gear grind happens because people downshift to 2nd when coming to a stop to get some extra regen. This wears out the synchronizer.

My car doesn't have the grind, but I double clutch anyway because it will develop it from that kind of downshifting in absence of double clutching. So rebuild or not, double clutching is probably the way to go.
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