Miata transmission issue

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> I am in Beaverton. I doubt this was/is the issue because the car
> is always garaged except when at work. The first time it did it
> was after being parked outside for 2 hours last Saturday morning.

It was plenty cold enough to freeze something then, wasn't it?

> If this doesn't come back right away, I will have a mechanic I
> work with flush the clutch fluid.

It can't hurt and may fix the problem.

Redline MTL Synthetic lube works. It slows the synchros and has a stable
viscosity!

> wrote in message
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> Just this last Saturday, I was driving along and started having an
> issue with shifting down from 3rd to 2nd. It is like the syncro is
> completely gone for that shift. I can shift down without grinding the
> "old school" way, but just trying to pull it into gear it grinds as if
> I were trying to shift into reverse or something. Is this a
> transmission rebuild? If so, what should I expect it to cost to fix
> it. Any thoughts on where to get work done in the Beaverton, Oregon
> (Portland) area?
>
> Michael Gies
>