Gearchange problem
#1
When I am travelling in fourth gear and I want to drop it into third, to overtake/accelerate or when braking into a corner, the gearchange is quite obstructive, and sometimes crunches or just wont let me in!
This happens when the engine speed is fairly high, so for example i am travelling in 4th at 3500rpm, and by dropping into 3rd the revs will rise to say 4500rpm.
Is this the synchro (i don't know much about this) or the gear selector? Am i looking at a new box and big bucks??
This happens when the engine speed is fairly high, so for example i am travelling in 4th at 3500rpm, and by dropping into 3rd the revs will rise to say 4500rpm.
Is this the synchro (i don't know much about this) or the gear selector? Am i looking at a new box and big bucks??
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I had similar problems changing from 4 to 5. I put it down to poorer synchromesh on earlier cars (94WRX). After a few months the gearbox developed a bad whining. However suprisingly not a new box required but just one bearing. New bearing and v-good gear box oil now it is sound. Hope this helps a little.
Cheers
Steve
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Steve
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My P1 does the same whines, and changing from 4th to 5th under heavy load, the damn thing crunches every time, but only when doing about 100mph (found this out on the track of course).
[Edited by Paul_G - 3/27/2002 8:19:38 PM]
[Edited by Paul_G - 3/27/2002 8:19:38 PM]
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99MY year gearboxes (UK) had problems with the synchro cones. One of the symptoms shown was a crunching between gears which was highlighted if the vehicle had been run for a considerable period of time i.e. hot and /or long journeys.
This fault would not necessarily show up if the car was subjected to little use or short journeys.
Any box taken in under warranty now have modified synchro cones fitted to cure the fault.
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This fault would not necessarily show up if the car was subjected to little use or short journeys.
Any box taken in under warranty now have modified synchro cones fitted to cure the fault.
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