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Accidentally grinded 1st gear

Originally Posted by NismoNY Appreciate the feedback again. Maybe I'm paranoid now but I'm finding it hard to get into 1st gear at around 8mph "just to see" with SRM

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Old 05-12-2016, 11:42 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Appreciate the feedback again.

Maybe I'm paranoid now but I'm finding it hard to get into 1st gear at around 8mph "just to see" with SRM on. But putting it in 1st at 5mph is easy. Normal?
1) It was probably that way before the "incident."
2) Don't shift into 1st until you stop.

Unless you forced it into gear or continued to grind the gears/synchro, what you did is considered normal wear and tear. Avoid it if you can, but don't freak out when it happens.
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