OK, 2002 Accord 4dr 4cyl, 5 speed is booked in next week so I can take a technician for a spin. Car has only 6000 Km (3750 mi) on it (laaast one on the lot!) and it is now making a "not quite clunk, but not quite a full grind" going from 1st to second. Doesn't happen on the 3 -> 2 downshift. Happens going into second and not coming out of first -> neutral. We can avoid it by waiting in neutral and then pulling it into 2nd. Sort of counting "one Mississippi" in between. Is this a synchro thing? If we start to pull it into 2nd and wait at the first sign of resistance, there is a vibration in the stick like something is spinning. This spinning stops, and then we can pull it into 2nd with no problem. Thoughts? /a