[Mike Andrew]

Scope creep seems to be the norm for most of us. I think that it just happens as we find little niggling things and think, "why not"? Our cars are old and all have little issues.

My synchros were bad at 38K, especially 1 - 2. Pulled everything and sent to John Walker year three of ownership.Certainly Matt could go thru it as well. I just did not want to do it myself and screw something up resulting in another drop and sending it out to a pro. Seems like you and I both know our limits with a wrench and when to use a pro.

I would try new lube and see if this helps as it is clearly the least expensive option and may well solve or mitigate the problem.

Also, even after rebuild, I almost never do a 2 -1 downshift unless creeping and with a good blip.