Ok heres the deal when i try to shift into third at high rpms it feels like it doesnt want to go into gear, i know its not my driving because i let my friend drive and he is a very good driver and he had the same problem, sometimes its fine and then sometimes it does it. this is the first manual transmission i have ever owned so any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks a lot.

 

Hey man, have you ever changed your clutch master and slave cylinder?? Is the clutch pedal stiff or weak??

 

Its hard to say it doesnt feel really stiff, but my friend said that it was gripping okay, i just bought the car three weeks ago and i havent done anything like replaced the clutch.

 

What year is your car????
My master cylinder is bad and I still can spin first and chirp second....and my car has the original clutch in it.

Best thing to do is check the shaft that connects to the clutch pedal to see if there is any signs oil.

Seems like the clutch master and slave cylinder are common problems that occur on 4th Gens

 

Its a 97 vtec base, no sh for me. Everybody keeps telling me that its my synchros, i hope its not ive heard thats quite expensive.

 

Hmmm, that could be a reason too. Does it only happen when you try to put it in 3rd??

 

Ya it only grinds when i shift into third at high rpms

 

I dont think it would be synchros if you are having the prob in high rmp..

If you a revving high, the synchro should have plenty of speed to match 2nd-->3rd.

If you a revving low...It wouldn't have enough speed to go 2nd-->3rd, hence grinding.

This is why on old cars, before synchros...you would have to rev match.

mind you...my tranny knowledge is limited.

Can anyone disprove or verify this??

 

i have the same problem, only the stick feels hard to put in all gears, only at high rpms though. at low rpms it feels fine. also, if i put it in gear, and keep the clutch pressed in, then rev the engine the car tries to move. im going to start with the slave cylinder since it was only 20 bucks.

 

Can anyone disprove or verify this?

 

If it was your clutch master/slave you wouldn't be experiencing clutch slippage. You would have a spongey pedal and difficulty getting it into any gear, especially at a stop. RIght now my jeep has this problem. When I am moving and can rev-match it works just fine.