Originally posted by striker2:
third gear grind could indeed be caused by a misadjusted shiftlinkage, but not by the clutch. if the clutch wasnt disengaging all the way it would cause a hard shift in all gears. on our trans 1, 2, 3 all have double synchros, so it probably is you synchro. i have a hard shift into second sometimes. but mine has 208000 miles on it so mine is almost definatly the synchros. try adjusting your cables first and if that doesnt change anything then you know its internal.
it could also be the a bent shift fork. does it ever pop out of third?
And it would have hard engagement in all gears, as you went on to state, if the cables were out of alignment. Haven't heard of anyone bending a shift fork in an MTX-75.
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