tranny woes , maybe it is 6 speed time???
11-18-2008, 09:42 PM
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tranny woes , maybe it is 6 speed time???
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any other recs for a manual tranny switch
i think mine is frucked up, as it is getting progressively harder to shift.
and this after just 9 months, 9,900 miles, and 11 days on the track.
I missed going to VIR today, because something just isn't right.
sometimes is wont go into reverse AT ALL, other times, like slowing to a stop light , getting it into 1st or 2nd is a tough proposition.
even 3rd and 4th are hesitant at times.
these all are transitory and it may behave fine at one time, and stubbornly at another.
the stubbornness is rapidly on the increase.
then sitting with the car off, in the driveway, i can run all 5 gears. with the clutch, all fine, even run them all without the clutch, fine, then continue,(using the clutch again) and some hesitancy re-emerges from the stick going into the 1st or 2nd gate.
i don't know if it is synchro's going bad or what.
i shift pretty tamely on the street, have never power shifted it,
i do not really have a handle on heel-toe, so going into corners on the track, i am HARD on the brakes, and down shift, and actually use the engine to scrub off speed as well. i would think this would be harder on the engine than the tranny.
i have never had more than a rare short grind when shifting.
wtf??
depending on what they find, if warranty doesn't not cover it for some reason, then i want to know if plan b is to replace vs repair, or switch to a 6 speed, or a different heartier 5 speed.
perpetually beleaguered,
doc
any other recs for a manual tranny switch
i think mine is frucked up, as it is getting progressively harder to shift.
and this after just 9 months, 9,900 miles, and 11 days on the track.
I missed going to VIR today, because something just isn't right.
sometimes is wont go into reverse AT ALL, other times, like slowing to a stop light , getting it into 1st or 2nd is a tough proposition.
even 3rd and 4th are hesitant at times.
these all are transitory and it may behave fine at one time, and stubbornly at another.
the stubbornness is rapidly on the increase.
then sitting with the car off, in the driveway, i can run all 5 gears. with the clutch, all fine, even run them all without the clutch, fine, then continue,(using the clutch again) and some hesitancy re-emerges from the stick going into the 1st or 2nd gate.
i don't know if it is synchro's going bad or what.
i shift pretty tamely on the street, have never power shifted it,
i do not really have a handle on heel-toe, so going into corners on the track, i am HARD on the brakes, and down shift, and actually use the engine to scrub off speed as well. i would think this would be harder on the engine than the tranny.
i have never had more than a rare short grind when shifting.
wtf??
depending on what they find, if warranty doesn't not cover it for some reason, then i want to know if plan b is to replace vs repair, or switch to a 6 speed, or a different heartier 5 speed.
perpetually beleaguered,
doc
11-23-2008, 10:34 PM
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here is a video of some of the shifting hesitation, there is a thick notchiness between gears. this is sometimes, somewhat relieved by over revving during an UPshift, and then completing the shift INto the higher gear.
notice the 1st 17 seconds is trying to get into reverse:
so do y'all think it is the shifter or the tranny itself
notice the 1st 17 seconds is trying to get into reverse:
so do y'all think it is the shifter or the tranny itself
Originally Posted by doc stang :
i think mine [tranny] is frucked up, as it is getting progressively harder to shift.
and this after just 9 months, 9,900 miles, and 11 days on the track.
sometimes is wont go into reverse AT ALL, other times, like slowing to a stop light , getting it into 1st or 2nd is a tough proposition.
even 3rd and 4th are hesitant at times.
these all are transitory and it may behave fine at one time, and stubbornly at another.
the stubbornness is rapidly on the increase.
then sitting with the car off, in the driveway, i can run all 5 gears. with the clutch, all fine, even run them all without the clutch, fine, then continue,(using the clutch again) and some hesitancy re-emerges from the stick going into the 1st or 2nd gate.
i don't know if it is synchro's going bad or what.
i shift pretty tamely on the street, have never power shifted it,
i do not really have a handle on heel-toe, so going into corners on the track, i am HARD on the brakes, and down shift, and actually use the engine to scrub off speed as well. i would think this would be harder on the engine than the tranny.
i have never had more than a rare short grind when shifting.
perpetually beleaguered,
doc
i think mine [tranny] is frucked up, as it is getting progressively harder to shift.
and this after just 9 months, 9,900 miles, and 11 days on the track.
sometimes is wont go into reverse AT ALL, other times, like slowing to a stop light , getting it into 1st or 2nd is a tough proposition.
even 3rd and 4th are hesitant at times.
these all are transitory and it may behave fine at one time, and stubbornly at another.
the stubbornness is rapidly on the increase.
then sitting with the car off, in the driveway, i can run all 5 gears. with the clutch, all fine, even run them all without the clutch, fine, then continue,(using the clutch again) and some hesitancy re-emerges from the stick going into the 1st or 2nd gate.
i don't know if it is synchro's going bad or what.
i shift pretty tamely on the street, have never power shifted it,
i do not really have a handle on heel-toe, so going into corners on the track, i am HARD on the brakes, and down shift, and actually use the engine to scrub off speed as well. i would think this would be harder on the engine than the tranny.
i have never had more than a rare short grind when shifting.
perpetually beleaguered,
doc
11-24-2008, 09:51 AM
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oh buddy transmission work is not cheap at all, you will hate the prices, my transmission rebuild i did it myself have 46k miles and alota street abuse (i tend to enjoy running it on the street get a nice thrill)
if a shop charges u more than 800 for a rebuild u can pick up a tr-3650(used) for ur self for that price and it will work, but thats a temp fix.
if u have warrenty then see if ford be nice and not say wear and tear and yadda yadda.
GL and yea it sucks when ur trans goes =(
if a shop charges u more than 800 for a rebuild u can pick up a tr-3650(used) for ur self for that price and it will work, but thats a temp fix.
if u have warrenty then see if ford be nice and not say wear and tear and yadda yadda.
GL and yea it sucks when ur trans goes =(
11-24-2008, 11:34 AM
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I would think Ford would be fully obligated to fix your issue at less than 10k. Mine had big problems out of the box, so yes they did give me a bit of a hard time at the dealer, but they did eventually fix it. I'd let it be Ford's problem if possible.
12-09-2008, 12:01 PM
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