BIG"E" wrote:Have any of you had any gearbox troubles?
The syncro on 4th gear has been repaired once,
but trouble is the same symptoms have reappeared.
My WR 1 has only done 20,900 miles.
Never had this problem in over 30 years of motoring with any other car I have owned.
This is fairly exceptional, I must say.
I've heard clutches go, engines,... but never a gearbox.
I remember my gearbox feeling bulletproof and the clutch being fairly fresh even after approx 23000 miles. And I didn't spare the car. It was a leasecar owned by the very friendly and helpful tw*ts of Subaru Finance and I think most people here can confirm I wasn't 'too gentle'.
Anything different with your gear changing technique ?
Maybe a question here for those with more technical knowledge:
Understand some of the cars have this shorter shift. Physically, this should mean that some elements undergo more strain. Normally i would expect that to be the shift mechanism. Unsure if it would affect the rest though