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Synchros Or Could It Be Something Else?

Old May 29, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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Well when i shift from 4th to 3rd it grinds, now its doing it a little from 2nd to 3rd..and today it did it a tiny tiny bit back into 1st. It started doing it when my clutch was going bad so i thought it was just the clutch, now its still doing it after the clutch has been installed but doing it in different gears. I know most would say just dont downshift but i want to fix it and be able to drive it normaly. If it is the synchros im just going to rebuild the transmission, but i dont want to rebuild it if its just something else. I cant take the chance and take it to a shop to see what it is, im not trying to pay them to just look at the transmission and tell me something i already know. What else could it be? Or is it most definatly the synchros? Transmission has 117,xxx
Old May 29, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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I have the same problem...First to Second often grinds......and at a stand still I have a hard time slipping it into first and reverse.....

My buddy said it was the snychros....but I don't know sh*t about trannys...
Old May 29, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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Next time you're driving, let the rpm's fallback to 1k before you shift. If it doesn't grind, it's your sychro's. If it does still grind, it's a gear in your tranny.
Old May 29, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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i dunno how many times i/we have to say it.. .check the basics 1st... hows ur clutch adjustment and hows the trans. fluid? sounds like a clutch and or syncro prob.
Old May 29, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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WRONG!!!!!! the gears are permenatly meshed and have no affect on grinding, unless it's the teeth that the syncro engauges with, and if thats the case it will act like a syncro problem
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Next time you're driving, let the rpm's fallback to 1k before you shift. If it doesn't grind, it's your sychro's. If it does still grind, it's a gear in your tranny.
Old May 29, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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Either clutch adjustment or synchros. If its got the factory clutch quadrant in it, pull up on the clutch pedal until you feel a click. Adjustments done. If it still grinds, I'd bet the synchros.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: CantStopTheFox...

I have the same problem...First to Second often grinds......and at a stand still I have a hard time slipping it into first and reverse.....

My buddy said it was the snychros....but I don't know sh*t about trannys...
weird....I have the EXACT same problem....first to second grinds sometimes....not often....and sometimes I am jamming the stick for it to get into 1st or reverse....I also hear it kinda grind or something going into reverse....if u find any infor out please let me know...thanks
Old May 30, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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also anyone know roughly how much it would be to get my synchros changed? thanks
Old May 30, 2007 | 02:32 AM
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say i just replace the synchros, how do i buy them? As in, do i buy certain ones or do they come in a kit?
Old May 30, 2007 | 02:36 AM
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comes in a kit, gonna be about 200 for parts. not the easiest thing in the world to do. if ur not confident trying it urself, pm 94gtcoupe, he rebuilds them

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