Yeah my third gear was the first synchros to go too before the whole thing went. I was able to finess it into gear even at high speeds and speed shifting though for another 30k miles (2.5 yrs.) before it got really bad and I needed to replace it though. If you can figure out how to finess the gear right, then you can buy yourself some extra time with the trani. before you have to hand over the greenbacks.