1G grinding going into 2nd and 5th gear

[cgmtboarder]

ok ive read alot about grinding gears and all that. but my car seems to be a little different. my car grinds going into 2nd gear and 5th gear. the gears drive perfect when in gear, but just going into them are rough. any thoughts of what would cause this? shift linkage? clutch adjustment? tranny? please help!

 

[4G63 Power]

its probably the synchroniser

 

[andy4g63]

2 gear, for sure it is synchro.

 

[talonDSMerr]

Yea, it is most likely bad synchros. Flushing the transmission fluid and using Redline could help with the grinding.

 

[TheBigPhantom]

What are you 're mods??

Funny story..I had the same problem a really long time ago. Turns out when you shift into second and fifth the shifter's counterweight swings out in an awkward angle. I had a 2.5" intercooler piping setup and it just so happened that the way it sat in the engine bay every time I shifted into second and fifth gear the counterweight would hit the piping. This caused an incomplete gear selection and it would scratch second and fifth every damn time.

I moved the piping over, re-did the couplers, and ta-da no more grinding.

Pop that hood open and check it out!

 

[cgmtboarder]

i dont have any mods. just stock car. it sounds like the tranny is going out, but i dont get why 5th gear would go out. thats what i dont get. any one else have this problem?

 

[TheBigPhantom]

Well in that case it's the synchros in the transmission. Like I said before they slide in the same position/angle so that must mean they share some sort of tranny part with one another.

Start looking into getting a new tranny or go for a good rebuild already.

 

[CameronF]

I suffer the same problem, second gear grinds, and it only seems to get worse. I plan to have the transmission rebuilt sometime next month.

 

[->PrOjEcTGS<-]

If you continue to let it grind it will get to the point where it will not stay engaged in the gear. When it grinds it is wearing down the dog engagement teeth on the hub/slider and the gear itself. Every time it grinds think of money coming out of your pocket because it's only going to get more expensive to repair if you continue to let it grind.

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

check fluids, clutch adjustment, syncros

 

[meliketoball]

Yea, it is most likely bad synchros. Flushing the transmission fluid and using Redline could help with the grinding.

mission accomplished.

 

[cgmtboarder]

ya its the syncros, no doubt about it. and i havent even been using the gears. but i got a new tranny so its all good now. just a big pain