Really grinds my gears...

Your synchros could be shot. How old is the car? How do you drive it? Do you have an aftermarket shortshifter?
 
Synchromesh cones equalize the speed of the gears when you shift. If they fail the gears will grind no matter how hard you press on the clutch pedal. I don't know how to fix it but it's expensive. Hopefully I'm wrong.
 
if it's an 02, you may be able to get the synchros covered under warranty since the 02.5 + came w/different synchros...
 
Tranny fluid MAY help, but your synchros may be going out, or you're clutch isn't disengaging all the way.


And for the record, no cursing in thread titles. I'll fix it...
 
How can you tell when your car was produced? For example if I wanna find out if mine is an 02.5...

Matt
 
Is that what is possibly happening to me? When I go from 2nd to 3rd I hear what sounds like a quick grind/grating/clunk sound. It only happens in 2nd to 3rd though. I literally have to start to bring the clutch out slowly and a inch or so and slowly move the shifter to thrid in a zig-zag pattern (sort of) while bringin the clutch out...I already changed the fluid to synthetic about 10,000 miles ago to.
 
Butlerg said:
Is that what is possibly happening to me? When I go from 2nd to 3rd I hear what sounds like a quick grind/grating/clunk sound. It only happens in 2nd to 3rd though. I literally have to start to bring the clutch out slowly and a inch or so and slowly move the shifter to thrid in a zig-zag pattern (sort of) while bringin the clutch out...I already changed the fluid to synthetic about 10,000 miles ago to.


I took mine in to get it checked. Mine grinds into second and sometimes won't go into third. THe dealer is replacing synchros, shift forks, .etc..etc...still under the power train warranty....there is a TSB for a hard shift into third......maybe take that to your dealer if you are having a tough time with third as well...
 
3rd gear

There is a TSB out there for third gear Synchromesh being weak and needing replacement on pre 2003 vehicles, IIRC.

My 2002 grinds into 3rd each and every time I shift trying to maintain the proper RMP... It really grinds when trying to shift quickly into the gear.

This transmission really doesn't like quick, efficient shifts...especially 2nd and third gears. I have since started double clutching and although it works most of the time, sometimes I still have to wait until the revs are waaaay down before I can shift into 3rd gear without grinding.

I really miss my Neon's transmision...never missed a shift, never ground it, power-shifting that tranny (omg) was a great feeling...nothing better than awesome, quick shifts.
 
P5inder said:
There is a TSB out there for third gear Synchromesh being weak and needing replacement on pre 2003 vehicles, IIRC.

My 2002 grinds into 3rd each and every time I shift trying to maintain the proper RMP... It really grinds when trying to shift quickly into the gear.

This transmission really doesn't like quick, efficient shifts...especially 2nd and third gears. I have since started double clutching and although it works most of the time, sometimes I still have to wait until the revs are waaaay down before I can shift into 3rd gear without grinding.

I really miss my Neon's transmision...never missed a shift, never ground it, power-shifting that tranny (omg) was a great feeling...nothing better than awesome, quick shifts.
what is double clutching?
 
Damn...Well sounds like we ^^ have the same kind of problem. I would take it to the dealer, but I'm already at 107,000 miles on my early 02 and no warranty for me I would think..haaa...TSB?





newprot5fan said:
I took mine in to get it checked. Mine grinds into second and sometimes won't go into third. THe dealer is replacing synchros, shift forks, .etc..etc...still under the power train warranty....there is a TSB for a hard shift into third......maybe take that to your dealer if you are having a tough time with third as well...
 
TreFlip999 said:
what is double clutching?


Double clutching is used primarily on large vehicles with Diesel engines and transmissions that do not have syncromesh gears.

Double clutching allows engine and transmission to rotate at the same speed.

To double clutch, one must, press the clutch pedal, take the tranny out of gear, release the clutch pedal completely, press the clutch pedal again, then once the clutch pedal is in fully, place the transmission into the desired gear.


In other words...clutch in, out of second gear, release clutch, clutch in, into third gear.

Takes some getting used to but it works...most o' the time. (silly)
 
MTV said:
How can you tell when your car was produced? For example if I wanna find out if mine is an 02.5...

Matt
there's a million and a half threads dealin w/ that

and btw, 02 trannies suck real bad. i'm havin so many problems w/ mine. i'm savin up for a tranny from speedcircuit.net
 
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MTV said:
How can you tell when your car was produced? For example if I wanna find out if mine is an 02.5...

Matt

If that sig pic is your car, it's a 2002.0 (covered by the TSB)

if it were a 2002.5, you'd have sidemarker lights and the newer style wheels (not curvy spokes, straight-ish spokes).
 

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