01 elantra trans synchros?

Richard Dreyfuss · 2007-03-14T01:33:03+00:00

This isn't something I'm going to attack myself, I'm more curious about difficulty and price.My 01 elantra stickshift is having trans issues. When downshifting into 1st or 2nd gear I get serious grinding. It doesn't happen when accelerating from a stop and/or shifting 1->2, or in any other gears. People tell me my syncros are going, and while I understand the concept of synchronizing the gear speed as they mesh, the actual mechanics of it (or actually fixing it) are well beyond me.It's going to go to a shop, but my question then is, how hard is this? I have a bad feeling that the trans will have to be removed and some serious internal work will be required, but I'm also a natural pessimist. Any thoughts as to the difficulty?I probably ought to get this done soon. Learning to float gears and estimating proper rpms isn't coming to me quickly enough.ThanksBen