Transmission Problem

[NaturalFlavored]

Is it my clutch or transmission going out?
It constantly grinds going into second and continuously pops out of third. It gets stuck in reverse and doesn't want to pop out but no issues putting it into first fourth or fifth.
It's irritating, but I don't want to go through the trouble of replacing the clutch if the transmission is the issue. Don't want to have to take it off twice.
Thanks in advance, this is my first mazda always had a Honda so I know the trannys are very different .

 

[MrGiggles]

Does it go into first and reverse while stopped fine? If so, there's nothing wrong with the clutch.

You symptoms sound like a transmission problem.

 

[NaturalFlavored]

Every now and again I have to double clutch to put it into first.

 

[NaturalFlavored]

It popped out of third three times in a row while driving.

 

[MrGiggles]

Every now and again I have to double clutch to put it into first.

That's not unusual. Your trans is done, start searching for another. I'd replace the clutch while you have it apart.

 

[NaturalFlavored]

So is this going to be a regular thing with mazda? This is why I didn't get a mitsubishi because of bad trannys.
I don't want to have to keep replacing the transmission every 150k miles. I'll just go back to honda.

 

[MrGiggles]

My trans has 180k and shifts fine.

Their lifespan largely depends on how it was shifted by previous owners. Sounds like yours may not have been treated nicely. Second and third are the most common gears to have synchronizer problems on, which is the source of your problem.

You did good avoiding Mitsubishi. They have a lot more problems than transmissions.

 

[NaturalFlavored]

I forgot to mention that it only pops out of third when I'm cruising but never when I take the rpm's over 4k...

 

[pcb]

You could try using synchro-mesh oil in you tranny...

It may help and is cheaper than a new transmission.

 

[Jackie chan]

I too thought my tranny was on its way out, but after swapping to synchromesh and changing my motor mounts, all my problems disappeared. It wasn't popping out though. I just couldn't get into first or reverse easily and had to double clutch everything when cold.

 

[NaturalFlavored]

I'll try the synchro oil and see if that'll hold me over til I feel like replacing the tranny. I have a ruckus build I'm working on so all my time and money are being dumped into that. Nice gy6 swap. Almost complete and about $1800 later.