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Re: 3rd gear crunch.

To: Paul Burr <tigerpb@ids.net>
Subject: Re: 3rd gear crunch.
From: Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 08:28:12 -0400
Cc: triumph club <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <355A381A.7428@ids.net>
Paul Burr wrote:
> 
> I'll toss this one out to the collective wisdom of the list. Just this
> past week, my TR6 has started making a slight grind on the 4-3 down
> shift. It happens randomly, @ 1/3 of the time. The 2-3 upshift is fine.
> I drained and put fresh 90w into the tranny, but that made no
> difference. OK, so what's up? Is the 3rd gear syncro shot? Or, has my
> thrust washer challenged crakshaft finally worn so much that it's
> causing this?
Paul, in my car it was the first sign of the gearbox going bad.If its a
clutch/thrust washer problem the first symptom is trouble getting
reverse since its non synchro.If you need a reference for a good
rebuild, try Dave Crane in NC,he did a great job for me.


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