garciapiano
Veteran Member
Hey all,
I have a question about the 02A gearbox. My shifter suddenly started to be unable to shift into multiple gears (1st and 5th) and grinding into first. I figured it was a linkage issue. Took a look at the shift tower and it appears that the up/down selector piece on the trans broke. I swapped it out from a second trans I have sitting and it tightened up the linkage a bit, and now I can go into all the gears again but still have a grind into first from a dead stop that I didn’t have before.
Not sure what I did to make it start doing this. Previously there was a defined “notch” before the trans would go into 1st, which I’m assuming is the synchro. I don’t feel that notch anymore.
I’m a little stumped — adjusting the up/down selector forward or back doesn’t appear to have effect on the grind. If I go into the gear, i have to go very slowly to not grind it. I can feel the gear spinning down (grinding) as I slowly push into 1st. Does this mean my synchro is bad?
It only grinds going from neutral into first. Stopping the input shaft with 2nd obviously means I can go right in. Waiting with clutch depressed for a few seconds for the input shaft to slow down results in a fine shift. Looking for a fix as it’s very annoying to drive like this.
I have a question about the 02A gearbox. My shifter suddenly started to be unable to shift into multiple gears (1st and 5th) and grinding into first. I figured it was a linkage issue. Took a look at the shift tower and it appears that the up/down selector piece on the trans broke. I swapped it out from a second trans I have sitting and it tightened up the linkage a bit, and now I can go into all the gears again but still have a grind into first from a dead stop that I didn’t have before.
Not sure what I did to make it start doing this. Previously there was a defined “notch” before the trans would go into 1st, which I’m assuming is the synchro. I don’t feel that notch anymore.
I’m a little stumped — adjusting the up/down selector forward or back doesn’t appear to have effect on the grind. If I go into the gear, i have to go very slowly to not grind it. I can feel the gear spinning down (grinding) as I slowly push into 1st. Does this mean my synchro is bad?
It only grinds going from neutral into first. Stopping the input shaft with 2nd obviously means I can go right in. Waiting with clutch depressed for a few seconds for the input shaft to slow down results in a fine shift. Looking for a fix as it’s very annoying to drive like this.