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Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd... #76230 04/11/2007 7:04 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Somewhere in Florida. B Brendan M Shop Shark
Brendan M Shop Shark B Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Somewhere in Florida.	Sounds like your syncronizers are shot if you need to double-clutch to upshift. That's... just not natural. Yes, you will need to rebuild that puppy. ~#~#~#~#~ 1946 Chevrolet 3600 - "Old Number Seven" Cavalry's Here. Cavalry's a frightened guy with a rock, but it's here.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	asilverblazer	04/11/2007 5:24 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	Brendan M	04/11/2007 6:00 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	truckernix	04/11/2007 6:11 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	asilverblazer	04/11/2007 6:50 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	asilverblazer	04/11/2007 6:53 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	Brendan M	04/11/2007 7:04 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	Spareparts2	04/11/2007 8:24 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	atomarc	04/11/2007 8:33 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	asilverblazer	04/11/2007 10:20 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	asilverblazer	04/11/2007 10:22 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	Brendan M	04/12/2007 12:44 AM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	LONGBOX55	04/12/2007 1:57 AM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	Tom Lovejoy	04/12/2007 4:52 AM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	Tom Lovejoy	04/12/2007 4:54 AM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	asilverblazer	04/12/2007 2:09 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	truckernix	04/12/2007 6:52 PM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	Tom Lovejoy	04/13/2007 4:48 AM
Re: SM 420 Will not downshift to 3rd...	truckernix	04/13/2007 5:14 PM

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