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ishmael

New Member

• Feb 14, 2006

• #1

no trouble going in to 2nd gear from first, but getting into it from 3rd means i have to slow right down (virtual dead stop) to avoid an occasional nasty grinding noise. my guess is the clutch isn't the problem, as i have no trouble with third. mind you, i guessed wales would beat england two weeks ago too.

any ideas? is it worth doing anything about? my old man said i should just live with it. (the last time he said that the back axle fell off my cavalier mind...)

edit - sorry, series 3, 2.25 petrol, no overdrive, ex MoD, synchro box

 

ormus

New Member

• Feb 14, 2006

• #2

assuming youve got a synchro box, id say the synchros are on the way out.
exhange box sounds like the answer.

 

Wesley Pegden

Well-Known Member

• Feb 14, 2006

• #3

Hi ishmael,
I reckon its one of the three detent springs on yer synchro, the best way to describe them is like small metal "coathangers". I had this problem on a hybrid many moons ago, I dropped the oil and one came out with the oil in two pieces.

Regards WP.

 

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out door paul

New Member

• Feb 14, 2006

• #4

syncro man mines the same from 1st to second may as well wait till the clucthc goed and get it done then

 

Ashoofack

New Member

• Feb 22, 2006

• #5

Learn to double the clutch, both up & down the gears, and gear changes should get much smoother, until you get the cause of the problem fixed. That is if you need to once you start doubling the clutch.

 

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ishmael

New Member

• Feb 22, 2006

• #6

thanks for the answers.