tigercrazy718

so on my usual trip from baton rouge to houston i noticed something new this trip. whenever i downshift to 3rd to pass the idiots going 20 under in the left lane. then, as i shift back into 5th, whether skipping straight into 5th or going to 4th then 5th, there is an ever so slight grinding noise. this wont happen at 60 mph, only at like 75+. im not disengaging the clutch improperly or too early or anything like that. so any ideas?

2005Redfire6

Mine does that sometimes but its usually due to me not engaging/ disengaging the clutch correctly. How many miles do you have? Is it possible your clutch is going and have you ever changed your tranny fluid?

tigercrazy718

ive only got 27k
and yea im pretty sure they changed it at the dealership. i havent missed one of ford's little inspection/check up things

tigercrazy718

and i made sure i wasnt disengaging too quickly because thats what i thought originally

2005Redfire6

Thats odd, but that has happened to me before as I have stated above and I have 44k. Are you hard on that clutch?

tigercrazy718

hahaha
i guess u could say that
i have a lead foot and this was my 1st manual car after not driving manual for about 2 years
so in the beginning it was a little rough
not rough enough to go out at 27k tho. ill see if anyone else chimes in

2005Redfire6

I learned how to drive manual on my car back in 06 and I killed that thing, I'm at 44k now and I'm pretty rough and I beat it no problems . But if it goes just an excuse to get a better clutch .

svastano

It could be a syncro going bad.

tigercrazy718

thats what i was thinking
maybe too much downshifting on my part
any way to check that?

svastano

Tear it apart.....