BTW, what exactly does releasing the clutch while in neutral do? Why
can't I just rev up the RPMs w/o releasing the clutch and not pausing
in neutral?

On May 15, 7:48 pm, runcyclexc...@gmail.com wrote:

You can try double-clutching, as was done in the days before synchros.
Basically, when you shift into third (either up into it or down into
it), you would pause while in the neutral position, release the clutch
pedal and rev the engine simultaneously, then push the clutch pedal
out again and complete the shift into third. I have to do this
occasionally on my MGB as the second-gear synchro is a little weak.

Dan D
'99 Impreza 2.5 RS (son's)
Central NJ USA

After several days of desert dirt road driving the 3d gear of my
manual impreza transmission strated having problems shifting: I always
get a grinding noise when I stick the 3d in. Two separate mechanics
say it's the 3d gear synchronizer and that the whole transmission
needs to be rebuilt, with quotes above $3K? I did not expect that
much, is it what it costs for Subarus? Can I just keep driving until
the car dies (it got 120K). I found that if I bring the RPMs as low as
possible I can shift the 3d fine, but this creates a delay in the
shifting.