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Originally Posted by Moto-P
For those who are wondering if it was normal for the FR-S/BRZ 6 speed manual's 2nd gear to be at times, stiff on a cold morning start-up...
Don't worry, it's not a malfunction or a defect.
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I would really like to believe: "this is normal for a high-performance gearbox" but it just doesn't work for me. If this were indeed the case, then how is it that there are BRZs/FRSs out in the wild that have buttery smooth shifting gearboxes when cold or hot?
I suspect that machine tolerances are at the root cause of the problem. I believe that the tolerances on certain parts are too loose and when the finished parts are at the extreme ends of the specified tolerances, the result is a scrunchy shifting gearbox. AISIN probably knew this going into the development of this gearbox and figured it would be cheaper to replace any problematic gearboxes than it would be to manufacture to tighter tolerances.
However, I suspect that AISIN thought there would be much fewer problems than what are currently being reported.
At any rate, it's not right, and AISIN should fix it under warranty.