Paul Burr wrote:
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> 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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