Gordon, you did'nt mention rev-ving the engine to catch up to the rev's of
the transmission on the downshifts. Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
To: Craig Odell <CDADDYO@prodigy.net>; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2001 7:03 PM
Subject: RE: Can't find it grind it
>2nd gear synchro is always the first to go out, because it gets the most
use
>in traffic. And shifting down into a gear is harder on the synchro than
>shifting up because it has to accelerate the countershaft, input shaft and
>clutch disk up to the speed that they will be going in the lower gear.
>
>Switching to something like Redline MTL can make it better provided you
>don't wind up with leaks. A better solution (short of rebuilding the tranny
>and replacing 2nd gear synchro) is to learn to double-clutch on the
>downshifts. Takes a bit of practice to get it, but it eventually becomes
>second nature. I automatically double-clutch all my downshifts to either
2nd
>or 1st no matter what I'm driving - except the Maxima automatic. ;-)
>
>Gordon Glasgow
>Renton, WA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Craig Odell
>Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 5:15 PM
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Can't find it grind it
>
>
>Hey Roadster folks -
>I've been having difficulty down shifting from 3rd gear into 2nd gear.
>It will grind every time unless I am going extremely slow (slow enough to
>actually be in first).
>I replaced the 5th gear last summer with "The Tillinger 5th Gear" (Monster
>truck voice here too).
>But I don't recall if I had the problem before the gear swap as it was a
new
>car to me.
>Could this be a problem with gear oil?
>Or do I need to consider a total rebuild?
>The tranny seemed very clean at the time of gear swap.
>TIA
>
>Craig Odell
>68 2000
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