[alfa] Get over it!- 2nd gear synchro

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fellow Alfisti:

This is taking more bandwidth than it deserves.

The smooth - no crunch - way to shift from first to second is to briefly hit
the neutral position (you don't even have to release the clutch) before
proceeding to second.

Alfa boxes are what they are.  How about appreciating the rest of the car
and allowing these wonderful machines this small idiosyncrasy.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: sherwood white <vze2skmv@domain.elided>
To: Guy Weller <Guy.Weller@domain.elided>
Cc: Timothy Leigh Rodgers <timothy@domain.elided>; <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [alfa] 2nd gear synchro 156


> your 156 is a fiat the faulty syncro design is alfa, fiat like all other
car
> makers know how to make syncros
>
> Guy Weller wrote:
>
> > My 156 with 137,000 miles and the original clutch, doesn't crunch - yet
!
> >
> > Guy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Timothy Leigh Rodgers" <timothy@domain.elided>
> > To: <alfa@domain.elided>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:44 AM
> > Subject: [alfa] 2nd gear synchro 156
> >
> > > We rented a Alfa 156 in Italy two years ago and the second gear crunch
was
> > > quite pronounced on normal shifting.  I had to double clutch to
prevent
> > it.
> > > My '92 Spider and Giulia Supers only crunch if I shift too hard and
fast.
> > > If I'm reasonably gentle-no problem.  I wonder if the trans on the 156
was
> > > damaged or if they are all like that?
> > >
> > > Timothy
> > > '55 Chevrolet BelAir
> > > '67 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
> > > '71 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 Super
> > > '78 Alfa Romeo F-12 Diesel Van
> > > '92 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
> > > '81 Harley Wide Glide
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