Ouch...

[beenet]

I was tired yesterday evening when I was diriving... Didn't fully depress the clutch when moving the gear from 1st into 2nd, causing some grinding noise *ouuch*

What damage do u think I could have done to the gearbox?

[gg888]

to be honest if it was a one off.... i dont think you would of done your car any long term damage....

just dont make it a common occurrence!!!

[specialized32]

should be ok just drive it around a bit and if its still making any crunching or nice burning smells after a driving session then you know something might be stuffed, i have done the same thing and mine seems to have forgiven me....for now :)

[sportiyo]

i do it every 2 months, its my bad habit, but no prob so far

[beenet]

*phew* thanks guys!

[CORZZA]

everybodys has done it some time in there life! if you do it everyday expect some damage! once off ul be fine.

[kelvin33]

Our gearboxes are better than that :)

[Guest]

It's far worse when you do it at high revs - eg 3rd - 4th at 6000 rpm....

low speed shouldn't be any dramas... I've done it a few times at higher revs and had no troubles with my gearbox yet -- only my clutch wearing out from how I shift - but you get that :D

[steve_g]

yea my sportivo at high revs changing first to second is crap if not concentrating properly crunching is quite easily, hopefully this will change when i get my car serviced next week :)

but i havent had any problems yet with crunching gears

[Phat]

ive crunched it from 1st - 2nd at high revs a few times with the clutch full down. seems to be driving fine still....

[ZAV]

Me too crnched it few times at lift changes. Ive actually crunched quite a few times into reverse. No probs with box, its better than ever.

[ZEEROLLA]

Welcome to the world of "Manual Driving" :P Gearbox failures are likely further down the track, i have crunched 1-2 too many times and i blame the toyota clutch that might have stuffed up my 2nd gear synchros. It doesn't help coming from a Honda which everyone knows is reknowned for their super smooth shifting mechanisms. but hey the gearbox is still good and you will know when there is a problem, frequent crunching from 3rd to 2nd is a sign of worn synchros. A loud grinding combined with no acceleration when you floor it means a broken teeth in that gear. ;) So watch these symtoms.

[sportiyo]

Welcome to the world of "Manual Driving" :P Gearbox failures are likely further down the track, i have crunched 1-2 too many times and i blame the toyota clutch that might have stuffed up my 2nd gear synchros. It doesn't help coming from a Honda which everyone knows is reknowned for their super smooth shifting mechanisms. but hey the gearbox is still good and you will know when there is a problem, frequent crunching from 3rd to 2nd is a sign of worn synchros. A loud grinding combined with no acceleration when you floor it means a broken teeth in that gear. ;) So watch these symtoms.

yeah i start to miss my honda, its smooth change no matter what the revs u in(below redline), but cant compaint cos the luxury the sportivo has