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3rd gear grind..only sometimes!!?!?!?

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Old 04-21-2007, 05:32 PM
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1994 civic ex 5 speed coupe.

A couple of months ago I started getting a grind in 3rd gear, and it did it a lot.

But recently it hasn't happened at all! And I drive a lot at least 80 miles a day


What's the deal? Is the gear going bad or not?

Thanks for any help.

Old 04-21-2007, 08:00 PM
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Bump

Anyone know?
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Default Re: 3rd gear grind..only sometimes!!?!?!? (rleonekc)

same here.

in for answer.

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Bad Syncro, Bad Shifter bearing, Tranny fluid low, Worn out clutch, Bad shifting, Clutch master cylinder low on fluid, Shift linkage loose... Check out all of those and see if any of them are bad. If not then I dont know either.
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ok thanks
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Default Re: 3rd gear grind..only sometimes!!?!?!? (rleonekc)

you can drain the tranny completely and put the GM syncromesh friction modifid you need to go to the gm dealer to get it you will need 3 quarts it will come to like $40 but it is worth it i used it in my two d16z6 and it worked and i used it in my gsr you also got to take it easy like the first 200 miles
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