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Old 03-28-2011, 09:44 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spearfish25 View Post
By resting your hand/arm/whatever on the shift knob, you can be pressuring the linkage into partial disengagement causing excessive synchro wear.
No. Resting your hand on the gear shift will not cause excessive wear. Now, if you were constantly pushing or pulling on the shifter while in gear, you may get wear but it's unlikely anyone would do this in day to day driving.
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