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Posted by Jonathan T. on July 03, 2000 at 14:43:38:

In Reply to: Rebuild/re-synchro tranny posted by Rob S. on July 02, 2000 at 23:27:03:

Are you talking about grinding when upshifting or downshifting? The tranny in my 76 will grind downshifting from 4 to 3 IF I don't double clutch. FWIW, Ireland and others will sell used 5spd, presummably they are reasonably reliable. If it was me, I'd have a hard time changing the syncros and not wind up changing out a lot of other stuff as well (bearings, shift forks misc. gears). I recomend leaving it be and concentrating on the 5spd when time and budget allow.

Best regards,

Jonathan T.

: Hello,

: How hard is it to re-synchro a four speed tranny? My resto budget is currently being absorbed by my suspension/steering rebuild, in which i am thinking of including some new tii struts and a full brake upgrade (lots o $$). So anyways, my existing 31-year old tranny grinds both second and third gears, but is otherwise fine. Has anybody changed synchros on a four speed with success?? Any sources for gaskets/synchros/ other bits?
: Also, when I do install a fiver, i was thinking of redoing those synchros before installing it so that the fiver will last me. Im building this car to last another 31 years.
: BTW, archives had limited info here...



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