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Re: Can't downshift into first until totall stopped. 850 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be Fred on  Wed Dec 12 10:08 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Sounds like worn synchro rings - oil change won't help. The first gear synchro end to wear the fastest. On upshifts, the synchros act as a brake to slow down the free-spinning gear ring, but on downshifts they have to accellerate the input shaft and clutch disk. With the first gear ratio what it is, the load on the synchro is higher than the others.

On slowing down, I usually downshift to 4th and let the brakes do the rest. I always come to a stop before shifting into first, in part because I have two cars that aren't syncronized into first.

Fred, packard8@delanet.com

98 V70 5 spd 112k

92 SAAB 5 spd 175k

71 Mercedes 127k

69 Volvo 164 56k

42 Packard Clipper 118k

21 Packard Single-Six 36k





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