Irv Korey wrote:
>
> > From: Chip Bond <spirals@esinet.net>
>
> > Uncle Jack, the word going around is that it's better to use decent old
> > synchros than the repro stuff. Evidently, the new ones don't last very
> long
> > in even street car use.
>
> When I re-did the gearbox for my 4, I ordered new syncros from TRF. They
> were so thin and flimsy compared to the old ones that I chose to re-use the
> old ones.
>
> Irv
fot list. re the synchros. old synchros (original) can easily be made
"new" by laying them on a surface mill and thinning the flat side a few
thousandth of an inch. this causes the syncro ring to go further onto
the hub, thus getting to the unused portion of the ring. ted
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