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Hard Shifting 200

posted by  Delkan Cott on  Wed Sep 29 10:47 CST 2004
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I recently purchased my third volvo, 1992 244 DL 5Speed (my first Volvo manual tranny), and everything is going great except when I try to put the car in reverse after driving in the forward gears (obviously after coming to a stop) I cannot engage third. The gears just spins and makes that terrible grinding noise. Note: this does not occur everytime I shift into reverse, it seems sporadic.

Also, sometimes at stop lights or in traffic if I disengage the car from gear it's often difficult to get back into first. Since I'm not a fan of forcing the car into gear I was wondering if anyone else has had these problems, what they were and how they were fixed?

Thanks,
Dan








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    Hard Shifting 200

    posted by  swedesteed on  Thu Sep 30 05:14 CST 2004
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    Dan, I have the same problem, though maybe not as severe. From N to 1 and 1 to 2, it's all jerky. I think someone here suggested it might be the synchro gears. My reverse is a bit sticky sometimes, but I just make sure I have the lockout collar pulled all the way up the gearshift and try it again; sometimes it helps, sometimes not--in which case I just sorta force it.

    Anyway, I'm taking it in tomorrow and will let you know what my mechanic says.
    --
    John--'88 244DL, M47, 102K







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