Hey, ive read alot about the crunching issues, lucky enough i have never had a crunching problem, it is definately very difficult to get it into gear but ive never crunched, i did an gearbox oil change, last thursday and i noticed its easier to shift and not as hard, it does need a fair bit of force though, i put Penrite gl-5 semi-synthetic 75 - 90. Another thing someone told me to try which i did and works is, watch it and as it hits 8k shift and do give it a bit of force and it goes straight in, if you want, try this at your own risk as you do have to take your eyes off the road! Antoine