Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:28:14 +0200 From: Greg Farris <farrisnospam.org> Subject: Re: Gear Grinding
In article <b9rdh2pn27s3b676r2v2v9617agds9m31onospamcom>, col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com says... >>Just to wind up the pedantic wick a bit higher, The gears *do* grind >>as well as the synchro sleeves - they grind against each-other :o) Well, maybe your gears "grind" against each other, but mine just quietly transmit power!! >I don't have any experience of the 9000, but I'd guess it won't have >sychromesh on reverse so "they all do that sir". I don't know about the 9000 either, but my 900 is synchronized in reverse, so I would guess the "high-end" 9000 would be too. As for third, it's >probably the synchromesh getting a bit tired on that gear. It could >easily carry on for huge mileages in that state, but you'll need to >get used to matching the speed a bit more accurately to avoid the >crunching i.e. wait a bit longer for it to spin down in neutral before >pushing it into third. I agree - it could go a long time once you get used to nursing it. But it coul also break in city traffic. The OP's concern about metal pieces in suspension is legitimate, and he probably finds shavings on the magnetic plug when he changes transmission oil. Changing oil spec might help, but if you want >to really fix it, then it'll probably need a gearbox re-build. Funny, it seems re-building has gone out of style. Now that I a changing out my gearbox, I thought I could get at least a few dollars for my old one, which runs fine, and probably needs nothing more than a couple of synchros to be good again - but no one wants it. "What on earth would you do with a used gearbox" they all say. Greg
