It's not imaginary. I'll be changing my fluid out at the 15k oil change soon. I've driven many manual transmissions and learned on a 84 Bronco with grannie gears. Mine clunks going from 1-2 no matter how you shift it. I haven't gotten to the grinding yet but I don't intend to.
It's real. I can cause my ECO MT to grind if I slam the clutch in hard for a 1-2 shift during WOT acceleration. It will grind even if I wait before shifting. If I put even a quarter second delay in the clutch down motion it won't grind.
I wonder I've had my entirr transmission replaced at 14,000 miles and then a new shifter assymbly at 17,000 I'm now at 28,000 with no problems.
I never could get the 1-2 shift grind but I switched to Amsoil Synchromesh at 6k miles. I did have notchy shifting before that, which went away with the new fluid.
LT does it too. The hydraulic clutch is slow and the gap between 1-2 is a little big so the synchros can't catch up in time.
Maybe they read our forums and want to start filling them with Amsoil Synchromesh so they don't blow up synchros.
The Eco MT accounts for such a small percentage of Cruzen that it would hardly have any effect on production. They probably just re-sequenced the builds for the time being to all auto cars.
