(suttle?) signs my transmission is dying

[Huw Powell]

> > > I still think it will be cheaper considering my time + parts to just buy a
> > > good used tranny rather than rebuild what I've got.  However, if 3rd gear
> > > synchros are a problem for these things, maybe rebuilding makes sense, using
> > > the new part as of 92'...>>
> >
> > >      So far 200 + hp has not hurt mine, an '88...
> >
> > Marc's is the first internal failure of a 5-speed that I've come across.
> >
> 
> Nope, mine died about 2 weeks ago.  My 1983 Coupe popped out of reverse gear while
> backing out of my snow covered driveway, I put it back in and held it ignoring the
> nasty crunching, banging, grinding noises as the car kind of occasionally moved
> backwards.
> Definitely something mechanical went in a big way, possibly the reverse idler gear
> is missing some teeth.

My coupe has put about 70,000 miles on a tranny that has an irritating
click (sounds like a bad CV joint) in reverse.

-- 
Huw Powell

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