Hey, all.
I have an 02 WRX Wagon, with about 29,000 miles.
Awhile ago, there was a thread on the dubious quality of WRX synchros.
I occasionally 'beat' the synchros, causing the shifter to slam home before the tranny has synched up.
This does not happen often, but I want to deal with it before the powertrain warranty expires.
Oh - I presume the synchros are considered part of the powertrain??
So what I'd like to ask is how I can replicate this symptom? I don't find that it occurs frequently enough for me to be able to engineer the circumstances at will. Sometimes, it's after I pull out of reverse, stop, and go into 1st. Sometimes, it's after I've been sitting at a light with the clutch disengaged.
If I could make it happen when I wanted it to happen, it would be easier to 'prove' at the dealer. Does anyone have any tips, or circumstances under which this is more likely to occur?
Also - I fully expect to face the 'you've been abusing it' argument from the dealer, so I will want to have all the precedents, reports, service notifications I can find, before I go in. I do have a link to a Consumer Reports discussion on the topic, as well as stuff on the nasioc forums. But I don't expect anecdotal reports to persuade my dealer.... ;-(
Last thing - any articles on what's _really_ happening here would help me - I need to educate myself on the components of the transmission, the bits that are wearing out/substandard, all that happy stuff. I have stumbled upon one site which had some diagrams and such, but who knows whether those would apply to WRX motors...
Thanks for all suggestions!
BD