My mistake Brian - I had lost track of the fact that you were talking
specifically about Hyundai synchros and thought you were talking about
manual tranny's in general.
No, not at all. In general, you're correct, synchro wear is not a big
issue. It does seem to be with Hyundai transmissions. FWIW, I was also
told this by the guy who rebuilt mine.
How many Hyundais have you owned? Hyundai transmissions ARE prone to
synchro wear. The sychros in my Excel's transmission only lasted about
30K miles before grinding in 1>2 and 2>3 shifts became common. The
rebuilt transmission suffered the same fate, so it wasn't a fluke. I've
been driving standard transmissions for over 30 years and this was the
first car I ever had a synchro problem with. If you follow the any of
the Elantra sites, you'll hear plenty of tales of worn out clutches and
synchros. Do whatever you want with your car, but you may not like the
end result.
My mistake Brian - I had lost track of the fact that you were talking
specifically about Hyundai synchros and thought you were talking about
manual tranny's in general.
I enjoyed this thread. I haven't shifted a manual transmission, or
double clutched, in many years, if you don't count the paddle on the
Shiftronic on my 07 SF, which I have played with a couple of times just
to see what it did. (Does that count as shifting without using the
clutch?) We used to have manual steering, manual brakes, carburetors,
vacuum operated windshield wipers, etc., but no more. Thank God.
I enjoyed this thread. I haven't shifted a manual transmission, or
double clutched, in many years, if you don't count the paddle on the
Shiftronic on my 07 SF, which I have played with a couple of times just
to see what it did. (Does that count as shifting without using the
clutch?) We used to have manual steering, manual brakes, carburetors,
vacuum operated windshield wipers, etc., but no more. Thank God.
I enjoyed this thread. I haven't shifted a manual transmission, or
double clutched, in many years, if you don't count the paddle on the
Shiftronic on my 07 SF, which I have played with a couple of times just
to see what it did. (Does that count as shifting without using the
clutch?) We used to have manual steering, manual brakes, carburetors,
vacuum operated windshield wipers, etc., but no more. Thank God.
