problems with 2nd gear in 80 series Cruiser....

Hi Rowen

No they never fixed it, if your 2nd is shot then maybe time for a rebuild there are a couple of ways to extend the life with the most popular being castrol VMX-M. Also Nulon make a little tube off stuff which is pretty good.

Have fun

Craig

I know back in 1994 when the first of the 4.5lt model came out there was an issue with the synchros used and were change under warranty up to 100,000klm,s

They were very notchy changing from 1st to 2nd gear.

try 'bp easyshift'. it stopped my jigger doing it.

Your problem is with the gearbox hot, so its likely to be the synchros, rather than the oil. You're correct that the problem was "rectified" after '92 - they upgraded them to triple synchros.

Does it change OK if you double shuffle? If so, just treat it like a 2A LandRover that had no synchro on first or second gear :-))

Rowen

I had a 1990 80 series with identical issues. USe the Castrol oil recommended above. After my gearbox had been out 4 times with new syncros and bearings each time (under warranty) a Toyota technician identified that the clutch slave cylinder just was not actuating properly - cheap overhaul and improved gearbox performance heaps.

Cheers

A

Rowen, take the gearbox out and replace it with a Nissan Patrol box. Won't ever have a problem again.
(Sorry mate, not constructive I know, but I couldn't resist).

Or you can use Caltex Textran.
Or Mobil Fluid 424.
Makes changing unbelievably better.