Crashing into 2nd Gear
 

If I accelerate hard from a standstill going from 1st gear to 2nd, the gears sometimes crash hitting the second cog. I`m not dumping the clutching or anything just releasing the clutch and then hitting the gas hard. The cars only done 11,000 miles the gearbox isn`t knacking is it?? Or is it me not engaging the clutch long enough to enable a smooth change into 2nd, trying to change too quick??

Just wondered if this happens much to anyone else when doing a spirited sprint from a standstill.

Maybe you are snatching the change too quickly, its often a matter of timing between operating the clutch and operating the gear lever. First gear is pretty low geared and there is a bit of a step between 1st and 2nd as well. As long as you realise that it is not good for the mechanicals if you always drive it like that.

Les :)

Go back to your dealer and moan hard - it sounds like the sychro is knackered, it happened to both my classics. Don't leave it - it will get worse and will crunch at increasingly lower revs.

I wish I still had my warranty....