There is, however, noticeable resistance shifting into first from either neutral (standstill) or second (decelerating), which I have been told is just
a worn synchro.
In its final few weeks, the Juke showed signs of
a worn synchro.
Not exact matches
There are other causes which can cause the slipping like broken or
worn out
synchros which will definitely require you to open the unit and inspect.
Also the transmission
synchros tend to
wear out quickly.
Any time you use your transmission for accelerating, you
wear down the clutch, throwout bearing, gears,
synchros, and bearings.
If the RPM's are a very close match, the
wear on the
synchro is minimal, regardless of how fast the shift is done, because there's just not much mismatch to take up.
if the grinding (sound) occurs when the gear is shifted after the clutch is fully depressed (and before re-engaging it), then it's a sign of
worn out
synchros.
My question is, does the second method of shifting put more
wear on my
synchro's than the first method?
Since you're rarely in first for more than a few seconds, the
wear on the
synchro is not problematic.
Since first spins extremely fast relative to the output shaft, you can expect this
synchro ring to take the most
wear.
The answer I've been told, because my»85 Supra suffers from this, is that the
synchro ring on first gear is
worn.
For some time, I have noticed that the
synchros have begun to feel
worn with the stock dealer - issue oil.
When a manual is difficult to get into reverse, it is either due to the reverse lockout failing or the reverse
synchro being
worn and taking a few...