BlackBetty93GT

How can you tell a synchronizer is going bad?

Detroit Style

Shifting gears results in a grinding sound, its hard to get in gear, it tries/does pop out of a gear.

BlackBetty93GT

sounds exactly like what im experiancing......It will go in first, it will sometimes go in 2nd but pops out most of the time....3rd and 4th are hard to get into...5th is good and reverse grinds

fordboy5.0

sounds more like a clutch problem

BlackBetty93GT

I just replaced the clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing and pilot bearing. Im Pretty sure i have everything adjusted correct

fordboy5.0

sounds like ur clutch aint disengaging all the way i had the same problem on my jeep did it start to do it right after the install?

BlackBetty93GT

yeah, I havent even been able to drive it since the install. what does that mean if the clutch isnt dissengaging? which way would i adjust it, I have a firewall adjuster and i can adjust down at the fork. why would it go in first but none others?

fordboy5.0

when ur clutch doesnt disengage it will make it hard to go into gear because ur clutch is still griping the flywheel if you tighten the cable it will go away i try to adjust it at the fork tightning it up youl probably have to turn it up instead of down thus puttin more tension on the cable understand?

fordboy5.0

and another thing is if u tighten it up to much it wont engage all the way and i would also make sure that the bolts on the tranny are tight maybe put some loctite on em

Jfsram

Not likely you will have problems with all the synchros at once.
Since your reverse is not synchronized. Use it as your test.

Engine running. Place the shifter in neutral. Press the pedal hard to the carpet. Wait about 5 seconds then go straight to reverse. If it grinds, the clutch disc was still spinning.