...or you can just step on the clutch, touch 2nd for a second to use those syncros to stop the trans, then put it in 1st. Ken Quoting das24rules@xxxxxxxxx: > that sounds great. having these old cars, with old drivetrains, i think we > expect the worst. > > the trans grinding into first, thats just the t96 trans. they are a very > old, > and slow trans. when stopped, you just have to hit the clutch, and give it > about 5-10 seconds for the shaft to stop spinning, then it will go into > gear. > there are no synchros on first gear. if your moving, then you got to figure > out the rpms, double clutching, all that stuff to get it in while moving. > > dave stohler > www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com