To echo Marc's statements below. When i took my late model 5 speed box to
Bill Meyers for rebuild his words summed it up well - "Your Syncros look
alright. That's good, cause the new ones are crap"
>A word of warning on the brass synchros used in most of these kits (and
most aftermarket synchro sources). They are NOT the same as Nissan
parts. I was working on this story for ZCCD before it went under, and I
took photos of dozens of aftermarket synchros, as well as a handful of
real Nissan synchros. And there were major differences that would
clearly affect their function. The differences ranged from reduced
friction surface area, to dead end slots that could cause fluid buildup
at the friction surface area, to just plain poor machine work. The
materials used were also clearly substandard as well. The rest of the
parts in the kit seemed fine (didn't really get into them other than to
look at them, so they may not be as good as Nissan, but there weren't
any obvious visual problems) but the synchros looked very, very suspect.
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