2nd gear clunk, rubbing, grind

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I know there have been a bunch of tranny threads but I can't really find one focused on what I'm experiencing. When shifting to second gear, at least 50% of the time it'll clunk. About 20% it'll clunk and I'll also feel rubbing through the shifter, like metal on metal, not pleasant at all. Sometimes it'll also grind. This is all when shifting first to second. When going third to second it behaves much better. Another thing I've noticed is that the problem is barely noticeable when the car is cold, but when it warms up it gets bad. Whether or not I granny the shift seems to make no difference.

I took it to a dealer, a tech drove it and then gave me the usual about how the tranny is clunky. They let me drive another Z, and while second gear on that one also clunked, I never felt the rubbing or grinding on that one. What can I do about this, it's really starting to piss me off.

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