Re: Shifting 1205

Posted by Tim Cole On 2022/5/23 19:10:33

More likely culprit is a sticky pilot bearing. If you rev the motor in neutral and then can't get into gear there is drag in the clutch unit. That is called a clutch spin down test. Sometimes rust on the splines will do the same thing. If you unbolt the driveshaft there should be no drag in neutral with the clutch depressed. With the motor running you should have no problem holding the output shaft steady in neutral.

Minor cases can be handled by bumping second gear before going into first which slows the gears down.

Adjusting the second speed synchro can be done in the car without tearing into anything. You just need someone who knows what to do. You can do it yourself by making your own shims with stock and a pair of scissors.

I mention all this testing because using the synchros to mask the problem is a bad idea for obvious reasons.