does anybody know how much a new sychro would run me?

 

you don't wanna know, lol. i bout shit when my mechnic told me what it'd cost to fix it...

 

i do need to know actually

 

i'll see what i can find... i'll get back to ya

 

how much is the magic fluid?

 

Man...cant you do any research??
For the synchros expect it to be around $130 for just the parts (thats just 1 synchro set - replacing all would be double that or more), another $2-300 hundred for the install.
Synchromesh is $15/qt at gm dealerships, maybe $10 for the pennzoil..call the autoparts store.

 

The syncromesh didn't work for me. I had the 3rd gear grind too, and tried the GM syncromesh as an option suggested by quite a few people. I'd heard really good stuff about it, and I still believe most of it, but it definitely didn't work for my car. I'm guessing the syncro wasn't extremely wasted because I didn't have any problems in any other gear, including 5th.

My fix was to replace the tranny. I searched around quite a bit, looking at used, rebuilt, junk yard, etc. I ended up finding a Gearspeed Type I tranny that some kid ordered and bailed on, so Gearspeed was selling it on Ebay for $550 instead of $1300.

While I was doing the tranny swap, I put an ACT clutch and flywheel in it.

If you’re having syncro problems, my recommendation is to replace the transmission. It’ll cost you a little bit more, but will save you the time of actually rebuilding the transmission. Also, if you use re-manufactured stuff, its pretty much just like new, and you won’t have to worry about syncros going bad anytime soon like you might have to worry about with a used tranny.

There’s my 2 cents.

 

did you buy the friction modified, or the regular?

 

I bought friction modified. Made absolutely sure I got the stuff that everybody was recommending. Yeah, its expensive, and I got it straight from the GM dealer.

 

i have the same problem but it only does it when im racing so i just double clutch into third