On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Bravo Sierra wrote: > first, it has become very difficult to shift into first or second gear. > it often takes signifigant force and several attempts to get into gear. > there doesn't seem to be any temperature dependence (ambient or tranny) > in how much effort is required. i'm pretty confident that the clutch is > disengaging all the way, so it seems that the syncros are bad for those > gears, except that the tranny was supposedly rebuilt last year before i > bought the van. If it's hard while you're stationary, it's not the syncros. Bad syncros cause grinding when you shift while moving. Before you blame the tranny, check your shift linkage for worn parts and try adjusting it.
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