2nd gear clunking

[rapieper at yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

Please describe "speed shifting" - how exactly did you shift (up and down), how fast, etc.

Sounds like you baked 2nd gear synchro, possibly from forcing a downshift???

LMK

Ron

--- Scirokn Virginia <scirokn@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Last friday I lost my clutch cable and drove home 38 miles, ten in town 
> traffic...starting it in 2nd gear and speed shifting. I got it home fine but 
> after installing the new cable, 2nd gear clunked into place with a mild 
> grind. I figured I had thrown the linkage off. So after fiddleing with it 
> for 3 hours and finally having all gears where they belong again....it STILL 
> clunks. Only at idle speed will it go in quietly, but who grabs 2nd at that 
> low rpm...nobody. And it doesn't matter if it's an up or down shift. Have I 
> broken something inside the tranny? tell me NO...agh!!!! help!!


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