It is my understanding that some version of a Porsche gearbox uses the same
synchros... I just don't remember which were less expensive... Nissan or
Porsche! But that did make them still available if that is an issue...
Greg Burrows
"Laury, Victor" wrote:
> To echo Marc's statements below. When i took my late model 5 speed box to
> Bill Meyers for rebuild his words summed it up well - "Your Syncros look
> alright. That's good, cause the new ones are crap"
>
> >A word of warning on the brass synchros used in most of these kits (and
> most aftermarket synchro sources). They are NOT the same as Nissan
> parts. I was working on this story for ZCCD before it went under, and I
> took photos of dozens of aftermarket synchros, as well as a handful of
> real Nissan synchros. And there were major differences that would
> clearly affect their function. The differences ranged from reduced
> friction surface area, to dead end slots that could cause fluid buildup
> at the friction surface area, to just plain poor machine work. The
> materials used were also clearly substandard as well. The rest of the
> parts in the kit seemed fine (didn't really get into them other than to
> look at them, so they may not be as good as Nissan, but there weren't
> any obvious visual problems) but the synchros looked very, very suspect.
>
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