DSG auto while stationary

Robisere

colino wrote: »

Workshop Foreman. Promoted above your incompetence then.

Well I guess I know what you were trying to say, which perhaps should have been "... above (my) COMPETENCE ... " and not "incompetence".

For the information of everyone here who has derided my advice: I was initially a Senior NCO and Aircraft Technician in the Army Air Corps for many years. Then I retrained in civilian life and became a qualified Motor Engineer. I held the post of workshop foreman for almost 20 years, before injury and disability caused me to retrain again, and I worked in Local Government Legal Services. Whilst employed in the motor trade, I ran the workshop for the owner, who had other interests. I never failed to turn a profit in all those years and I took over a failing concern, turning it to success in just 18 months. I have stripped and repaired more engines and gearboxes (Manual, auto and semi-auto) than I can remember. I have completely rebuilt crashed and written-off vehicles and I was used by the Custom-building fraternity for Engineer's Reports. I have carried out Independent Inspections for several organisations.

My advice was correct and I stand by it, There may be others here who believe they are more qualified to give such advice, if so please tell me where your experience and knowlege comes from.

Colino if you can match that knowlege, those qualifications and that experience, please inform me as to your own.

anotherbaldrick

Robisere wrote: »

Well I guess I know what you were trying to say, which perhaps should have been "... above (my) COMPETENCE ... " and not "incompetence".

For the information of everyone here who has derided my advice: I was initially a Senior NCO and Aircraft Technician in the Army Air Corps for many years. Then I retrained in civilian life and became a qualified Motor Engineer. I held the post of workshop foreman for almost 20 years, before injury and disability caused me to retrain again, and I worked in Local Government Legal Services. Whilst employed in the motor trade, I ran the workshop for the owner, who had other interests. I never failed to turn a profit in all those years and I took over a failing concern, turning it to success in just 18 months. I have stripped and repaired more engines and gearboxes (Manual, auto and semi-auto) than I can remember. I have completely rebuilt crashed and written-off vehicles and I was used by the Custom-building fraternity for Engineer's Reports. I have carried out Independent Inspections for several organisations.

My advice was correct and I stand by it, There may be others here who believe they are more qualified to give such advice, if so please tell me where your experience and knowlege comes from.

Colino if you can match that knowlege, those qualifications and that experience, please inform me as to your own.

Bearing in mind the subject of the thread , how come what you posted bore no relevance to the operation of the DSG gearbox then ? For a start the DSG has no bands , it is a twin clutch twin cluster pre-selector gearbox with mechatronic selection .

colino

All very interesting, well not really but for someone who misunderstood my post, you filled in the blanks for me when you described yourself as a "Motor Engineer". I've employed lots of them, they're called Apprentices, Improvers, Mechanics or Technicians. None of them, like you, have earned my Chartered Engineer status, but keep on chipping in your misguided wisdom, it certainly fills the pages.

breton_2

"For a start the DSG has no bands , it is a twin clutch twin cluster pre-selector gearbox with mechatronic selection ."

"as soon as footbrake is released, box selects gear (1,2 or R) lifts RPM to 900 and engages clutch. ."

all true. I'd say putting the gear in D or N at complete stop are vaible and should not hurt the clutch.

chris_aaaaa

I have one of these and can say that when stationary in drive if you press and release the peddle you can feel the gear shift lever moving as some kind of actuator kicks in.

And if you move away from having your foot on the break there is a noticeable delay before you get moving. If you move away from 'creeping' the delay is much reduced.

Once it is going it is a fantastic gear box really smooth.

But on the whole, would I recommend one - no way - run and don't look back!

There was some question on here about using the handbrake, I try to use my HB as little of possible, read the forums, plenty more misery stories there.

Mechanical problems are one thing, and in the age of the internet the problems may well be blown out of all proportion - but dire VW service just makes it much worse.

On mine, under 3 years old, 64K, F[VW]SH, no help from VW, around a grand on clutches and flywheels.