View Single Post
Old 05-05-2009, 02:43 PM   #40 (permalink)
Scribe
Base Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Houston, TX.
Posts: 182
Drives: Touring-Sport-Manual
Rep Power: 220
Scribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond reputeScribe has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by black09Z View Post
well the people that ive talked to at nissan say that shifting from 4-6 only hurts it if you do it realy fast. so if your gonna skip a gear, wait to put it in 6th until right after the rpms start going down. this will make the synchros wear down alot slower. but if your not skipping gears it could still happen. just remember, unless your "getting on it" you really dont need to shift very fast.
I don't slam gears ever and shift a lot slower from 4 or three to 6 than I would 5 to 6. I'm a bit more careful now and am watching to ensure that the transmission shifts as well as it did before this issue surfaced.
Scribe is offline   Reply With Quote