Sounds like you may need new synchros.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Summers <trumpet@bellsouth.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 7:10 PM
Subject: '74 TR 6 reverse problem
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>The submission about having to force the shift lever hard right to
>engage reverse sounds like my transmission also. Car goes into 1st, 2nd
>& 4th ok. Reverse requires a shove to get past a heavy click/clunk then
>back. My tranny shifts smoothly going forward except for 3rd gear.
>There I can shift normally and grind going into gear, or I can wait
>about three seconds for a clean shift. I can live with this because I
>don't do any driving that requires fast shifting. It would be fun to
>autocross though. One does wonder what the cause is.
>John Summers
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