Re: Stuck Crank Bolt. Synchronizers. Ugh!

[Tomas Leveckis <Tomas.Leveckis@analog.com>]

The only thing I've ever driven with a smooth shift from 2nd to
1st while moving was my old man's sit down lawn mower

Theodore R. Harlan wrote:

> My (good) mechanic spent 4 hours today, with a 3/4" impact gun trying to
> remove the crank bolt on the sacred CQ. He said to me, on the phone,
> "These have been tough to remove before. But I've never failed like
> this. Get this damn car out of my garage."
>
> Off to another mechanic. Anyone have any tips?
>
> And I think the tranny bug has caught up to me. Shift is really rough
> second to first with car moving. Replaced with redline about 4 months
> ago. I'll check the level tomorrow. But...
> Are these the signs of a dying synchronizer?
> Is there anything I can do?
> How much was a gearbox rebuild?
> A new gearbox?
> Will AofA cut any cashoff of a replacement for a car with 70,000 miles?
> Was that last question REALLY stupid?
>
> Ted Harlan
> 90 CQ
> 86 5000S
> 88 944



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