I recently took my car to an autox and spun out quite hard. Since then the clutch wont downshift into 1st gear till im nearly stopped. It used to go right in once i went below 20 mph. It's also noticeably harder to get into gear for 1,2, and reverse.
The synchros grind if I wiggle the stick in 2-5 gears if the car is moving while the clutch is in. I checked the master and slave cylinders for leaks and they seem ok. Can you guys tell if this a clutch or tranny problem? I'm thinking I should start with changing the tranny fluid and bleeding the clutch.

 

update: I bled the clutch but it didnt help. I just figured out that since every gear 2,3,4,5 are grinding on synchros, it explains why 1st gear (since it doesnt have a synchro) that it is very hard to get into gear. What I need to know now is what can cause every gear to grind on the synchros. Clutch, throwout bearing? I'm going to change the tranny fluid next, maybe it will help.

 

sounds like ou might just wanna change the tranny out if ever gear is grindin that will be alot of money to get it fixed

 

agreed. it every gear is grinding, get an si or itr tranny if you can find one.

 

Hmm, I thought there is more than one synchro... how could i have caused all of them to go bad at the same time?

 

I changed the transmission fluid but the symptoms are still the same... still grinds in 2,3,4,5 and hard to get into 1st gear downshifting. Again I ask, how is it possible that I managed to get every synchro to grind in one day? Wouldnt that indicate a clutch problem since synchros wear down seperately over time?