[alfa] Re: 2nd gear synchro / Slow Shifting / Transmission Care

["Korolyshyn, Dan Mr. DAC DPW ENGR RESOURCE MGMT BR" <Dan.Korolyshyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's not an old wives tale, my 1989 Alfa 75 manual tells you to keep the
hand off the shift when not actually shifting, for some reason my
original Alfa Spider owner's manual did not address the issue.

On another transmission issue, I sometimes have a hard time getting my
Alfa 75 into reverse without grinding, it does have a high idle when
warmed up, about 1,100 rpm.  When it wants to grind I put it into other
gears first like third and fourth and then try to get it into reverse
without grinding and in most cases it works, however, it has happened that
I have just turned off the engine, put it into reverse and then started it
with the clutch depressed to keep it from grinding.  Other days no problem.
Any know what the cause could be?

Dan K.

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Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 10:15:43 -0700
From: Caxambu <caxambu@domain.elided>
Subject: [alfa] Re: 2nd gear synchro / Slow Shifting / Transmission Care

What about the advice of not resting your hand on the shifter when not 
actually shifting? I have heard from more than a few people that resting 
your hand on the shifter when not shifting can damage the transmission, 
don't remember exactly which part. Old wives tale? Maybe similar to how 
a heavy keychain can damage the ignition switch.

- --Caxambu
1969 Spider 1750 Veloce, (Syncros better than average but whiny bearings.)
Seattle WA
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