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3rd gear FAIL

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 9:03 pm
by DOSneons
Ok so ever since i got my car the tranny acted funny, shifting hard and what not. so i changed the bushings and it shifted a lil smoother, but yesterday i was getting on the highway and went for 3rd and all i got was a ridiculously loud grind. now it will still go into 3rd but its a bitch to get in there and is very loud...

im guessing synchronizer but I DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT TRANNYS.

so id like some of your opinions on what u think.

also i have a whole other tranny out of a 00 es, is it the same as the R\T???

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:14 pm
by heydockyle
00 e/s tranny will be 3.55 with a cable clutch bellhousing. You have a 3.94 with a hydraulic bellhousing.
You can swap the bellhousings, but you will notice a decent performance decrease/mpg increase with the 3.55 though.

If it will go in when driving like a granny (Low rpm's, slow shift) but not go in when racing (higher rpms, fast shift) then it's a synchro.

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:35 pm
by LowNSlow
Do the swap... better MPG ftw.

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:38 pm
by r/tguy02
as a last ditch effort i'd drain the crappy atf fluid out and put something better in there and see if it helps. If not do like everyone else said and swap the trans.

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:58 pm
by occasional demons
Try adjusting the pedal height. This alone helped a lot of my hard shifting.

It is simple, and free. If it doesn't help the first time, move it the other way. It doesn't take much.

All you will be out is some of your time, if it doesn't have any positive results.

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 1:18 am
by DOSneons
heydockyle wrote:00 e/s tranny will be 3.55 with a cable clutch bellhousing. You have a 3.94 with a hydraulic bellhousing.
You can swap the bellhousings, but you will notice a decent performance decrease/mpg increase with the 3.55 though.

If it will go in when driving like a granny (Low rpm's, slow shift) but not go in when racing (higher rpms, fast shift) then it's a synchro.

well even at low rpms its a bitch to go in, and grinds like crazy...

and i definitely dont wanna lose any power shit they barely make any anyway lol.

so drain the tranny put new shit in and adjust the pedal huh? i guess i know what im doin this weekend

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 10:14 am
by Jamie
try double clutching and see if it goes into third, for the mean time. Like an old army deuce and a half!! but it may sync it enough to shift with out grinding until you get it fixed.

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:39 am
by occasional demons
Or just shift without the clutch. But then 3rd is the one that won't do that in mine. Clutch definitely needed, unless all the planets align, and there are no solar flares. :P

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:51 am
by FAC3L3SS
Put that SRT drivetrain in it?

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:31 pm
by Jamie
occasional demons wrote:Or just shift without the clutch. But then 3rd is the one that won't do that in mine. Clutch definitely needed, unless all the planets align, and there are no solar flares. :P
haha, cant find em' Grind em'!!!