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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message news:3ed22$45116667$44a4a10d$17922@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
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> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1158749865.837262.227920@d34g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
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>> Ray O wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> I have not priced synchros is a loooong time, but I recall that they were
>>> actually priced pretty reasonably and that the majority of the cost of
>>> replacing them was labor. If you're willing to do the work yourself, then
>>> the price for parts will probably be reasonable.
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>>> Good luck![/color]
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>> Curiously the clutch has started working properly again, after a clunk
>> and a lurch. I'm thinking this could mean the friction material is
>> breaking down and a chunk was jammed in the gap. The clunk was it being
>> spat out maybe. Definitely time to get seeing to it!
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> As much of a pain it is to change the clutch, it is still easier than replacing cones and synchros!
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> If you have not topped off the clutch fluid level, the level in the clutch master cylinder will gradually drop as the clutch
> wears, much the same as what happens with brake linings.
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> Ray O
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With a little practice shifting without using the clutch or damaging anything is not tuff to do.
Excluding from a dead stop of course because that's a bit tougher.