4gfun
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- Dec 10, 2007
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Virginia
I purchased the car like this without really thinking. I got tired of waiting to find a FWD DSM locally. I was waiting over a year for one and this thing came along. I guess I was really out of it!
It loves to grind 3rd and I am highly concerned that 3rd gear synchro is bad.
I just replaced the master and slave and adjusted the master nut all the way out at the pedal.
Disengagement still happens only about an inch off the floor....and yes I bled the heck out of it.
This has happened to every DSM I have ever owned. I usually weld a nut at the clevis to give the master more extension instead of dropping trannies....right or wrong, this has always worked for me.
However, the grinding 75% of the time going into 3rd gear scares me.
I'd hate to replace clutch, PP and Flywheel only to find out the 3rd gear synchro was bad as well.
I took a picture of the fork position and it looks ok e.g. pointing slightly towards the drivers side, but the picture is deceptive for sure due to the angle etc.
I'll post them at some point. Any suggestions in the meantime? If I must replace Clutch, PP, Flywheel, how do I know that I won't be putting it back together only to find that 3rd gear is screwed??
That would be VERY BAD.
Previous owner advised that he already lost a tranny to the same situation. He replaced it, and nothing changed. He advises he double clutched all the time thereafter to save the tranny, but I have no way of knowing for sure whether or not the trans is "SAFE".
I don't know what to make of this! I like the car, I don't want it to become another parts car.
Thanks!
It loves to grind 3rd and I am highly concerned that 3rd gear synchro is bad.
I just replaced the master and slave and adjusted the master nut all the way out at the pedal.
Disengagement still happens only about an inch off the floor....and yes I bled the heck out of it.
This has happened to every DSM I have ever owned. I usually weld a nut at the clevis to give the master more extension instead of dropping trannies....right or wrong, this has always worked for me.
However, the grinding 75% of the time going into 3rd gear scares me.
I'd hate to replace clutch, PP and Flywheel only to find out the 3rd gear synchro was bad as well.
I took a picture of the fork position and it looks ok e.g. pointing slightly towards the drivers side, but the picture is deceptive for sure due to the angle etc.
I'll post them at some point. Any suggestions in the meantime? If I must replace Clutch, PP, Flywheel, how do I know that I won't be putting it back together only to find that 3rd gear is screwed??
That would be VERY BAD.
Previous owner advised that he already lost a tranny to the same situation. He replaced it, and nothing changed. He advises he double clutched all the time thereafter to save the tranny, but I have no way of knowing for sure whether or not the trans is "SAFE".
I don't know what to make of this! I like the car, I don't want it to become another parts car.
Thanks!
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