Originally Posted by
divinevr6
look on your shift tower theres a plastic bracket that is probably broken...I drained mine and use GM syncromesh and it cleared up my second gear grind.
A bit fuzzy because it's been 11 years since having an A3, but I know for sure the only plastic bracket on an A2 on the actual shift knob assembly is the reverse lockout. What causes most of the excessive side to side play is near the bracket that attaches the tranny mount to the tranny (that thing with the golf ball looking rubber piece.)
BTW, I go with Mobil1 Synthetic 75-90. (Technically not going at the moment, tranny going back in tomorrow, but that's beside the point).