3rd gear FAIL

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed May 19, 2010 9:03 pm

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???

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Wed May 19, 2010 10:14 pm

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.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed May 19, 2010 10:35 pm

Do the swap... better MPG ftw.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed May 19, 2010 10:38 pm

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.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:58 pm

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.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu May 20, 2010 1:18 am

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

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:14 am

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.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu May 20, 2010 11:39 am

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.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Thu May 20, 2010 11:51 am

Put that SRT drivetrain in it?

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:31 pm

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.

haha, cant find em' Grind em'!!!