- 1. Gear grinding (score: 1)
- Author: "Ted Ciporin" <ted7@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 23:09:09 -0500
- 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 shi
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00287.html (6,896 bytes)
- 2. Re: Gear grinding (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Fluke" <res0s0t7@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 21:07:58 -0800
- 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 f
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00288.html (7,715 bytes)
- 3. Re: Gear grinding (score: 1)
- Author: ROVER827@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 00:49:05 EST
- Likely it is the synchros that have gone bad. but... I would first check the oil in the gearbox before you panic. It may very low. It takes 90w gear oil. If you top it off and the gear still grinds
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00290.html (6,881 bytes)
- 4. Fwd: Gear grinding (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 13:37:51 -0800 (PST)
- I have the same problem on my car, in the same gear (3rd), on both upshifts and downshifts. The gearbox has been rebuilt twice, and both times this has happened. I have heard that the syncros on the
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00308.html (8,061 bytes)
- 5. Re: Gear grinding (score: 1)
- Author: GSFuqua1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:49:52 EST
- I can personally vouch for the quality of the Racetorations gear boxes and products. Suggest you just contact Darryl directly. They are not cheap but they don't sell junk either. Regards, Gary
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00309.html (6,664 bytes)
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