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Originally Posted by F360C
My brother went as far as to get his tranny replaced by BMW on their coin and to tell you the truth it really didn't solve anything. After 28,000 miles I have to say that the grind is I think paritally caused by shiffting technique... I have learned to be shift as fast as I want with out the grind but there is a certain way you have to hold the shifter.
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How do you hold the shifter to avoid the grind?
I don't even have to rev high to get it to grind when I do a 1-2 shift.
1st gear, 3k rpm, clutch in full AND back off throttle, gear shift -> grind.
To expect a driver to have to WAIT A SPLIT SECOND before moving the clutch into 2nd gear is ridiculous, or a serious design flaw.
If that is the case with BMW, then so be it. I've driven alot of manual cars in my lifetime, without ever encountering this design flaw.
I wish BMW would just man up, and tell us exactly what the issue is, so we can get over banging our heads in guessing what the issue
really is.
Took it to BMW dealership, and I am hating the service department. They call it Driver Error, and that you shouldn't baby the RPMs. Told me to shift at higher RPMs. Total load of BS.