Heya everyone,

Are there any of you out there who have had 3rd gear synchro problems?

ie. The gear grinds (loud crack) when you switch 2-3 at high revs. I had mine replaced under warranty last week but picked up on the same symptoms again this week... I am kinda pissed off and confused. I called Honda and they told me that it may need a week to "settle in". I also had a racing clutch put in at the time, but there is no clutch slipping.

Thanks.

 

Well ... learn to shift.
You can't (apparently) just jam it in whenever you feel like it!

 

Oh yeah did I mention I don't use the clutch

I had other people drive my car the other day and experienced the same thing, so it's definetly not my driving.

 

are syncros expensive?

 

Sorry if I'm a bit judgemental on this, but ... hey, what can I say, now?
It's entirely possible they didn't fix it, or you've already screwed it up again.

 

Yeah it happened to me too, they replaced it, and i never had a prob since...

 

Seems like this might be a common problem, iven with guys with the name "iggy".
Sycros are $150 and if you shift without a clutch that might be the problem...


By the way where have you been posting I have seen your name before but I never saw a post?

 

Just had my 3rd gear snychro replaced about a month ago.

 

Mines in again for a 3-4 gear set, shift fork and brass But I admit I can't drive
Mattj

 

I was just kidding about the switching without the clutch

When they "fixed" it they said that the problem was due to some plate getting wedged sideways ... they were suprised I could get it into 3rd at all.

They had the car for 3 weeks the bastards... wiating for parts from Japan.

Hey Iggy, I used to post on H-A.net and I post on Off-Topic and S2Ki.com

I've been around this site for over a year too... just havent posted much.

Mt 2 suspicions:
1. They fucked up the assembly and the plate (whatever it is) is again wedged in the middle of whateverthefuck.,
2. The gear itself is faulty. But I would imagine since they took the bloody thing out that they'd see that it was faulty!!!

I am going to wait another week... in fact this weekend I am going to test it out again and see if it still persists.

An interesting point: It seems to do it when the gearbox is warm.... ie when I';ve been switching a lot (2-3) for like 10 mins. It doesn't grind when I just start driving (don't worry I warm up my engine before hitting VTEC )