OK, 2002 Accord 4dr 4cyl, 5 speed is booked in next week so I can take a
technician for a spin. Car has only 6000 Km (3750 mi) on it (laaast one
on the lot!) and it is now making a "not quite clunk, but not quite a
full grind" going from 1st to second. Doesn't happen on the 3 -> 2
downshift. Happens going into second and not coming out of first ->
neutral.

We can avoid it by waiting in neutral and then pulling it into 2nd.
Sort of counting "one Mississippi" in between.

Is this a synchro thing? If we start to pull it into 2nd and wait at
the first sign of resistance, there is a vibration in the stick like
something is spinning. This spinning stops, and then we can pull it
into 2nd with no problem.

Thoughts?

/a

 

Sounds like the Synchro's bad for that gear


"a" <a@a.ca> wrote in message news:xRDhc.31371$kc2.441913@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> OK, 2002 Accord 4dr 4cyl, 5 speed is booked in next week so I can take a
> technician for a spin. Car has only 6000 Km (3750 mi) on it (laaast one
> on the lot!) and it is now making a "not quite clunk, but not quite a
> full grind" going from 1st to second. Doesn't happen on the 3 -> 2
> downshift. Happens going into second and not coming out of first ->
> neutral.
>
> We can avoid it by waiting in neutral and then pulling it into 2nd.
> Sort of counting "one Mississippi" in between.
>
> Is this a synchro thing? If we start to pull it into 2nd and wait at
> the first sign of resistance, there is a vibration in the stick like
> something is spinning. This spinning stops, and then we can pull it
> into 2nd with no problem.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> /a