Re: Shifter

["Peter Loron" <ploron@hotmail.com>]

Is the stiffness/lack of smoothness during shifts only when going into 
3rd? If so, you may have damaged or lost your 3rd gear synchro.

-Pete

>From: Talitmon@aol.com
>Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 16:34:29 EDT
>To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>Subject: Shifter
>Reply-To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>
>This morning going to work I had a problem shifting gears, mainly on 
>downshifts.
>
>Specificaly, what started to happen was, downshifting from 5th to 3rd,
>I was having a hard time getting it to pop into gear. and it happened
>about 4 times downshifting into 3rd gear.  At one point it would not go
>into that gear at all, but when it did feel like it due to length of 
the
>travel
>on the stick, it was in neutral.  when I got to my work location, 
parked, 
>then later traveling to another office, the shift action is no longer 
smooth.
>More force is now needed to get it into gear, and is no longer smooth
>as before.  
>
>The clutch seems to be fine, and the transmission also seems to be 
fine,
>maybe the linkage(cable?) needs to be re-adjusted? Anyone have similar
>experiences?  Does my story make sense?............Thanks!
>
>Talat
>97 GLX
>Blk/Blk
>


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