The other major cause is the front/back pivot bolt bending or coming loose, or having been fudged in the past. For some reason this always affects second! We've also had 1-2 synchro die for this reason. Open ended question: Why is it only second that's affected in the majority of cases? Martin Dave Swingle wrote: >Probably the infamous broken roll pin. > >There really isn't an adjustment that will compansate for this, there >is a roll pin on one of the shifter shafts that pushes the fork that >pushes the gear. Sometimes (usually due to the original poor clutch >hydraulic line) it get sheared off from trying to get the trans in >gear without the clutch fully dis-engaged. > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/