88 Spider Gearbox crunching

Hi,

I just bought my first spider and although all seems well when I change up
to second gear I always get crunch when I change to 2nd gear, unless I drop
the revs to nothing.

Also only when cold when cruising in 5th if I come off the accelerator it
drops out of 5th and into neutral.

Does this sound terminal to the more mechanically minded of you out there.

Cheers

John wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just bought my first spider and although all seems well when I change up
> to second gear I always get crunch when I change to 2nd gear, unless I
> drop the revs to nothing.

Altogether now:
'They *all* do that, sir'

Seriously, they do. Two options: Synchro re-build or learn to double
de-clutch

> Also only when cold when cruising in 5th if I come off the accelerator it
> drops out of 5th and into neutral.
>
> Does this sound terminal to the more mechanically minded of you out there.

No, but that does sound like it needs attention. While the box is out, get
the 2nd gear done as well. In fact, just get a box re-build. You'll be
glad you did

Welcome to Alfas BTW

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Catman,
I couldn't have made it more clear myself.........
Indeed, welcome to Alfa!
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"Catman" > schreef in bericht
...
> John wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just bought my first spider and although all seems well when I change
>> up
>> to second gear I always get crunch when I change to 2nd gear, unless I
>> drop the revs to nothing.
>
> Altogether now:
> 'They *all* do that, sir'
>
> Seriously, they do. Two options: Synchro re-build or learn to double
> de-clutch
>
>> Also only when cold when cruising in 5th if I come off the accelerator it
>> drops out of 5th and into neutral.
>>
>> Does this sound terminal to the more mechanically minded of you out
>> there.
>
> No, but that does sound like it needs attention. While the box is out,
> get
> the 2nd gear done as well. In fact, just get a box re-build. You'll be
> glad you did
>
> Welcome to Alfas BTW
>
> --
> Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
> Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
> Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS
> Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
> www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

alfistagj wrote:

> Catman,
> I couldn't have made it more clear myself.........
> Indeed, welcome to Alfa!

Yay me I got it right
--
Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS
Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

Thanks for everyones help, looks like I might need to save up for some work
to be done.

"John" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I just bought my first spider and although all seems well when I change up
> to second gear I always get crunch when I change to 2nd gear, unless I
> drop the revs to nothing.
>
> Also only when cold when cruising in 5th if I come off the accelerator it
> drops out of 5th and into neutral.
>
> Does this sound terminal to the more mechanically minded of you out there.
>
> Cheers
>