grinding 2nd gear at high rpm

[emain879]

I did the clutch drag test. it was dragging i adjusted it so it no longer drags. the car still grinds into 2nd at high rpm. it doesnt grind as loud as before but it still grinds. any suggestions?

 

[t25fury]

Try changing your transmission oil, it may be old or the wrong type, some redline mtl works good, if that doesn't solve your issues, your synchros maybe worn and in need of replacement.

 

[spadepro22]

Probably sycro is bad. I had same issue only 2nd gear.

 

[Spoolin92GSX]

2nd gear grinds are very common on 2gs, like post 2 said fresh, quality fluid can help. Redline brand MT-85, MT-90 and MLT are all commonly recommended with 85 being my personal preference.

 

[JackM]

When a synchro grinds it's over. The synchro needs to be replaced. You are just wasting time by changing fluids at this point.

 

[turboglenn]

gotta agree with jack on this one, if the car was driven with a dragging clutch and grinding second gear for more time than it took to notice and correct it, then the synchro is probably shot. The last trans that went in my car was bought from a member here in town and he said 2nd gear synchro was out, well later on i called and asked if the clutch had been draggin because all the synchros were SHOT!!!!!

He hadn't thought so, but called me back later to say that the test on the Jacks site revealed it had been and my tranny that just needed a "2nd gear and synchro" actually needed all new synchros and a rebuilt/replaced center diff (diff being from the washer failure that's so common on them, which is something I think should be checked at around the 60k mile service on a normal DD eclipse to be honest)

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