Ted,
After driving many old British cars with slow shifting gearboxes I am
constantly pleased at how quick shifting my 85,000 mile 6's 'box can be.
When slicing up back roads at speed it drops into 3rd from 4th with barely a
pause as the synchro's do their job. If your are not ruthlessly jamming the
gearlever home and it still grinds, I'm afraid you do have a mechanical
problem, probably worn synchromesh.
Gary
'73
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Ciporin" <ted7@earthlink.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 8:09 PM
Subject: Gear grinding
> Hello all,
>
> On a recently acquired 1976 TR6, I'm noticing a good bit of grinding going
> into 3rd gear, especially on downshifts. A friend said it could be bad
> synchros, or just the possibility that shifting on cars of this era is
more
> like an art. Any opinions? Is grinding common on TR6's? I hope it's an
easy
> fix, but I know transmission repairs can be expensive. Appreciate any
> feedback/suggestions you may have.
>
> Thanks!!
> Ted
> Grinding '76 TR6
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