on the down change sometimes i struggle to f is find the 2nd gear, every other gear in good with a blip of the accelaerator

just sometimes goes in no problem to 2nd gear but sometimes struggle and cant find the gear, and end up stopped at a junction and roundabout can get in a gear!

any help please?

A bit more information might be a good idea such as what gearbox? is it a BEC or a CEC?

Hi

Type 9?

If so then before trying anything else, is there any significant left to right play in the gear lever when the cars in gear?

If so then replace the saddle clip (sometimes called rail clip) on the bottom of the gearlever.

Did you try any of the suggestions in this post?

Phil

oh sorry

its a type 9 ford gearbox on a 2.0 pinto block

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Originally posted by Hellfire
Did you try any of the suggestions in this post?

Phil

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If everything else checks out (i.e all other gears are ok) its a common synchro problem on the T9 box. Second gear gets a lot of stick on hard acceleration.

Also what oil are you using in the box? Some oils make gear changes a pain unless the oil is nice and hot.

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Originally posted by JimSpencer
Hi

Type 9?

If so then before trying anything else, is there any significant left to right play in the gear lever when the cars in gear?

If so then replace the saddle clip (sometimes called rail clip) on the bottom of the gearlever.

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Originally posted by flak monkey
If everything else checks out (i.e all other gears are ok) its a common synchro problem on the T9 box. Second gear gets a lot of stick on hard acceleration.

Also what oil are you using in the box? Some oils make gear changes a pain unless the oil is nice and hot.

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75w90 GL4

Try something like Fuchs Syn 5

If its the synchro, try to double declutch, if you get it right it will go in easy.

Or do what most people do, pull harder on the lever and swear at it