DSM Tranny Prob

[Blaze696]

My tranny blew up and i had it repaired at Aamco transmissions in Indiana, Pa. When i got the car back it shifted fine but within about 1000 miles it was grinding gears. I took it back to have them do a diagnostic to assess what was wrong since i got a 1 year or 12,000 mile warrenty. Now the problem i experienced was when i pushed in the clutch expecially in first gear then moved the shifter into gear, there is a second hesitation before i was able to get it into gear. If i would shift as 1 normal motion and not wait that second the gear would grind. It grinds like this in first and fourth. Aamco told me, "You will have to deal with the hesitation because we can hear the clutch spin as it grinds into place so its not gettin enough time to slow down, (Im not sure what that means), and its a hydraulic clutch so thats normal". Now i don't remember that pause in the clutch disengaging before they worked on it and it seems to me they are trying to not fully fix the problem. My question to all who read this is when the clutch pedal hits the floor shouldn't the clutch be fully disengaged at that moment and ready to shift or is this hesitation normal.

 

[r1991_4g63t]

drive it for a couple days and it will probably get better, thats what i had to deal with after a tranny and clutch swap

 

[DSM_Zak]

^+1

What clutch are you using?
Stock?
Aftermarket?

 

[illeffekt vr-4]

He drove the car for 1000 miles and the problem is still there. Driving it for few more days its not going to make a difference.
You can try doing yourself the easy/free stuff such as bleeding the clutch, adjusting the rod and shifter cables but don't get your hopes up.
I would go back to the place and demand that they fix it.

 

[Blaze696]

I did not replace the clutch I bought it with the aftermarket clutch already installed. I asked the previous owner what kind of clutch is in it and he said this, "orgainic racing clutch kit good for 500 hp." I bought the car from new york so i am not in contact with the old owner but i do have old emails that say that. I hope this helps.

 

[redyute1]

mine does the same thing and it has never been worked on i would have to go to second first them shift into 1st to prevent it from grinding not sure whats up with that

 

[e39a]

im an rnr at a transmission shop the shop that i work for and some other places like aamco use aftermarket synchros what i mean is that this synchros are good for a few thousand miles even though they are new after that it starts grinding we use this synchros sometimes because the customer doesnt want to pay more moneey for dealer synchros>>>im not saying this is your case but what i would do is take it back to aamco and have them fix your car >>now if they say that the clutch is the problem and end up convincin you to replace it they r entitle to give you your money back if the clutch doesnt fix the problem>>

 

[e39a]

REDYUTE1>>>>>when you put it in first gear and it grinds the problem is the synchro>>>>but like you said you put it in second first and then in first and it doesnt grind is because you are actually stoping the gears >>>not to a complete stop<<<but it slows down the gear thats why when it goes in first it doesnt grind

 

[redyute1]

E39 thanks for the heads up

 

[doober75]

blaze im going to school in Indiana. i need my new tranny put in. would you recommend this shop? are they good with DSMs?

 

[Blaze696]

e39a----Your saying that if i go back and raise a problem about this grinding and in the end they blame the aftermarket clutch and i have it replaced and this still does not fix the problem that they might refund me for the tranny?

Doober----- I do recommend them because they had great customer service. Like when i dropped the car off they gave me a ride to class so I didn't have to walk oakland ave. Also because your a IUP student you get 10% off but i still ended up paying 2,100 for the complete job and tow to aamco. --Does anyone know if this is a reasonable rebuild price?-- Now at the same time you must consider that I am on a problem diagnosis forum trying to find answers to a problem they caused!!!

 

[doober75]

e39a----Your saying that if i go back and raise a problem about this grinding and in the end they blame the aftermarket clutch and i have it replaced and this still does not fix the problem that they might refund me for the tranny?

Doober----- I do recommend them because they had great customer service. Like when i dropped the car off they gave me a ride to class so I didn't have to walk oakland ave. Also because your a IUP student you get 10% off but i still ended up paying 2,100 for the complete job and tow to aamco. --Does anyone know if this is a reasonable rebuild price?-- Now at the same time you must consider that I am on a problem diagnosis forum trying to find answers to a problem they caused!!!

thats awesome man. you still go to school here btw? and man 2100!? i got my tranny rebuilt with "unbreakable" 1-2 and 3-4 forks. double synchro 2nd and 5th and a 4spyder differential. from dogbox racing all for 1300 shipped back to me

 

[e39a]

what im saying is that if you replace the clutch and it doesnt fix the problem they r not allowed to charge you for the clutch and since your trans is still under warranty they have to fix it for free. if they refuse to not fix it you can take them to court and they have to return all your money back i mean all of it. every single penny that they made you spend