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Old 07-15-2012, 01:48 AM   #43
sierra
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Originally Posted by FRiSson View Post
Brought my car to the dealership and took a ride with an experienced mechanic. He liked the car a lot. What he told me was that transmissions in a RWD car had less room and therefore used smaller synchronizers than FWD cars.
If anything RWD has more room for the gearbox than FWD.
The gearbox will free up over time but it wouldn't hurt to ask the dealer to check the oil level.
If they question that, point out that one has already been found with virtually no oil from the factory, after it destroyed itself.
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