Steve...a tired syncro ring or the syncro teeth on the gear itself
maybe...hard to tell without looking. My suggestion is to ghange the gear
oil and use Redline MT 90 or another name brand synthetic thats GL4 rated
and 75-80 or 75-90 weight. Your present oil may have lost its coefficient
of friction and can't handle the heat...Worth a try.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 (toll free)
aatransaxle.com (web site)

Date:    Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:28:11 -0700
From:    Steve Mozurkewich <steve@WERIGI.COM>
Subject: 2nd gear problems

Every so often I get a grinding noise when going into 2nd gear. It's
almost
like I didn't push the clutch down. The weird thing is, it only happens
after driving the van in traffic, meaning I need to shift many times. Any
input on this?

Steve