Inside the Gearbox: Finding the Grinding

As expected, once we got into the gearbox, we find that the synchro or baulk ring on second gear had worn all the way down such that it did not synchronize the gear speed to the shift-hub, resulting in that big crunch going into second. In this video, I show how you can spot a worn synchro, very useful if you want to get an idea of the condition of used gearbox without taking it apart.