Thanks for sharing your experience. It would be very helpful to know what changes they have made.
Ahh I had a shop do the install so I can't speak to that.
Sorry for the late reply, it's still the same since day one. I barely hear the chatter and sometimes when i stop after hard driving I can hear the chatter but isn't that noisy.
Yes. The 2-3 shift is extra notchy.
I'd give the clutch a bleed.
Going for the most expensive option first then?
If you're suggesting I advocate tearing it apart and throwing random parts at it with fingers crossed, no.
I'm just saying that bleeding is easy and costs nothing and MAY have an influence in the shift behaviour if it needs doing. Every gearbox is different even with gear selection. My gearbox shifts really nicely 1st to second for example where other complain but the 3rd to 4th can be a little baulky at times. So if your car is a bit marginal into 3rd gear then it might not tolerate a less than well bled clutch hydraulic system. In your particular case 3rd gear might be the "Canary in the mine" Costs nothing to try and you can eliminate it from the suspects. There is no special magic way to check a syncro without stripping the box. Signs in use are simply the faster you shift the baulkier it gets to where it will grind as it goes in. Shifting down without rev matching on will also load the syncro more than shifting up. Running "special oils" and heavier weight oils can also impede syncro performance and also materially affect the syncro materials on some gears and gearboxes that use carbon syncro rings. Syncros are basically small cone clutches and are somewhat sensitive to oil types. I've even seen manual gearboxes run with ATF instead of gear oil in them for specific reasons.
