Ford Escort 55 Van 1.8d - Crunchy gearchange between 2nd & 3rd

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Wed 5 May 2010 08:20
Ford Escort 55 Van 1.8d - Crunchy gearchange between 2nd & 3rd - adam f

Hi guys

Hope you can give me a bit of advice on this one. I am currently driving a Ford Escort 55 1.8D Van and the gear change between 2-3 is crunchy. If i ease the the change it wont crunch - i.e slightly longer than normal to change the gear - which i have got used tpo but if i am giving the car some power and changing the gears fairly quick then i get this crunch. It will occasionally happen from 1 - 2 as well.

Any Ideas?

Edited by adam f on 05/05/2010 at 08:23

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Wed 5 May 2010 11:32
Ford Escort 55 Van 1.8d - Crunchy gearchange between 2nd & 3rd - Peter.N.

Worn synchro's in the gearbox - assuming the clutch is disengaging properly.

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