grinding 3rd?
08-16-2005, 10:00 PM
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grinding 3rd?
i have a 6gen civic and just today i started to grind 3rd even when my clutch is to the floor..it only happens in 3rd and i dont know whats wrong , a friend of mine said its prob. the shift linkage .....if it is can i just buy a new short shifter and be fine?
08-16-2005, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by HcOiNvDiAc
i have a 6gen civic and just today i started to grind 3rd even when my clutch is to the floor..it only happens in 3rd and i dont know whats wrong , a friend of mine said its prob. the shift linkage .....if it is can i just buy a new short shifter and be fine?
08-17-2005, 07:54 AM
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lol, 3rd gear syncro, i have the same problem. and soon, your 5th will start to syffer if it's that syncro, cuz 3rd & 5th share the 3rd gear syncro. it'll prolly juss slip out of gear in 5th, i'd get it fixed for sure.
08-17-2005, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by extensioncordy
my first gear does that maybe....but when i try to hear it , it wont do it but when i dont expect it, it does it lol
anyway, you can either take it to a honda dealer, & get new parts, of get some from a junk yard. or, get tranny from a junk yard. with those, you can either swap the bad parts out, or swap the good tranny into your car. it's all up to u
08-17-2005, 09:08 AM
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A new sychro set, from the dealer, as said. The amount of money that it will cost will honestly shock you right out of doing it.
There is a bandaid fix, that will only hide the fact...its Synchromesh friction modified transmission fluid - Your GM dealerships will carry it (and if not, they can order it). It is expensive, but a hell of a lot less than replacing sychros on a tranny that isnt really worth it (I assume sohc). Penzoil also makes the same exact fluid, but around here its really difficult (impossible) to find in auto store...maybe youre lucky and can get it. The penzoil stuff is a lot cheaper than the GM crap, and does the exact same thing.
Get the friction modified, or dont bother.
I did this in my tranny and it solved the slight grinding I had within 100miles. Now all my shifts are smooth and make no noise at all when shifting. The problem is NOT fixed...but I dont have to listen to it when I drive down the road.
There is a bandaid fix, that will only hide the fact...its Synchromesh friction modified transmission fluid - Your GM dealerships will carry it (and if not, they can order it). It is expensive, but a hell of a lot less than replacing sychros on a tranny that isnt really worth it (I assume sohc). Penzoil also makes the same exact fluid, but around here its really difficult (impossible) to find in auto store...maybe youre lucky and can get it. The penzoil stuff is a lot cheaper than the GM crap, and does the exact same thing.
Get the friction modified, or dont bother.
I did this in my tranny and it solved the slight grinding I had within 100miles. Now all my shifts are smooth and make no noise at all when shifting. The problem is NOT fixed...but I dont have to listen to it when I drive down the road.