I am having the transaxel of my L type rebuilt. 00474 I had been concerned about the syncros and the possibility of doing serious damage. My mechanic found that the system had been entered before - likely synchros replaced. His hunch is that after a previous rebuild, a synthetic lube was used immediately not allowing break-in. Photos can be seen at http://flickr.com/photos/stasy2008/sets/72157613046641787/ Soon I will post some photos of the Transaxel which distinguish it considerably from photos recently posted by others. David