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Thanks for the responses. The car is a 73 2L and the bushings are in good shape. As long as I perform the 1st to 2nd shift normally there is no problem. If I get a little hasty and put a little bit of pressure to the left, bad sounds result. I will try some adjustments and see if that does the trick before replacing springs. It makes me mad as hell when I nick reverse. If the sound made is any indication it must be doing really bad things inside the gearbox.
The 1st to 2nd throw is a bit tricky. When first driving it "catches" just a bit going into 2nd. After a few shifts it is much smoother. Perhaps the gear oil needs to get distributed or maybe the synchros are going. I think that I'm pretty sensitive to the gearbox, I don't try to rush the shift but still try to keep it crisp. It was while experimenting with the 1st to 2nd shift that I nicked reverse last night.
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