3rd gear grind
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3rd gear grind
Again background first...1990 Civic LX W/ D16z6 and unknown tranny, my guess is the LX tranny. Where is the tranny stamp?
When shifting quicker from 2 to 3 and downshifting 4 to 3 I get a grind as it goes into gear. But if I shift slow and kinda let the stick "fall" into place which it does about a second or two wait it goes in smoothy and without grind. Is this the syncros going in 3rd??
If so I know with H series trannies its very two sided on whether or not GM Syncromesh is good fix or a quick fix that ends up being a bad fix miles down the road. What do you guys think?
When shifting quicker from 2 to 3 and downshifting 4 to 3 I get a grind as it goes into gear. But if I shift slow and kinda let the stick "fall" into place which it does about a second or two wait it goes in smoothy and without grind. Is this the syncros going in 3rd??
If so I know with H series trannies its very two sided on whether or not GM Syncromesh is good fix or a quick fix that ends up being a bad fix miles down the road. What do you guys think?
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Re: 3rd gear grind (Reelizmpro)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Reelizmpro »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow seems this is VERY common. My question is...WHY only 3rd? is this a design flaw in the tranny? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Maybe because people usually slam the gears in between 2nd and 3rd....
Maybe because people usually slam the gears in between 2nd and 3rd....
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Re: 3rd gear grind (EL Vap133)
yeah 3rd gear is the first syncro to wear. Usually because it comes natural to shift down, rather than pushing the shifter up to third.
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Re: 3rd gear grind (EL Vap133)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EL Vap133 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sounds like your Syncros are going bad, syncromesh is your friend. 
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My 91 standard 4spd was granny owned til I got it, and it still grinds 3rd. I doubt she was shifting hard from 2nd to 3rd. Just seems like a weak link to me. That said my car has 185k on the odo, so at this point something has got to give!
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