[TR] [Spits] Replacement transmissin synchro problems -

[Joe Curry]

Barry,
What I have heard (and can't say from personal experience) is that the new
synchro rings you can buy these days are not even close to being as good as
the original ones.  If that is indeed the case, I would be looking for some
NOS ones.

Joe

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Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:04 AM
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Subject: [Spits] Replacement transmissin synchro problems -

I am going to be rebuilding and replacing my wifes 1296 Spitfire with a
1500 lump, and since I will be pulling the engine, I was also considering
fixing the problem I have had since the initial restoration of the car
about 6 years ago, and that is with the synchros in the transmission.  This
transmission is a single rail 1975 overdrive box, and at the time I had
replaced all the synchros with new.  They have never been right, grinding
in almost every gear unless you allow a second or two between shifts, or
double clutch.  Forget about fast shifting - I was really disappointed with
the initial rebuild, and as such am hesitant to do it all over again,
especially since I have heard similar stories with problem replacement
synchros   I am not about to buy new synchros and go through all the work
to replace them, only to have the same problem -
Has the bad synchro problem been fixed or are they all still junk??

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