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Utopia Texas · 09-16-2021, 08:16 AM

Grinding when shifting may be your shifting technique. The tranny in the Model A is not synchronized so to shift smoothly you either double clutch to match engine speed with gear speed or more commonly upshift at lower road speeds. If you shift from 1st. to 2nd. At 8-10 mph and 2nd. to 3rd. below 20 mph. you won’t get any grinding. At least this is the way I was taught and the way I shift my 160A.

09-16-2021, 08:16 AM	#2
Utopia Texas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Brookshire & Cat Spring,Texas Posts: 222	Re: Time For Clutch Adjustment? Grinding when shifting may be your shifting technique. The tranny in the Model A is not synchronized so to shift smoothly you either double clutch to match engine speed with gear speed or more commonly upshift at lower road speeds. If you shift from 1st. to 2nd. At 8-10 mph and 2nd. to 3rd. below 20 mph. you won’t get any grinding. At least this is the way I was taught and the way I shift my 160A.