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Old 08-28-2007, 10:06 PM
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ok i have a 93 accord ex 145000 5speed and when i go from 2nd to 3rd i have to shift in the perfect exact spot (and slowly) or else it will grind .
if im around 2500rpm it usaully doesnt do it but around 3000 to 4000 it i have to be perfect or else i get a little grind.
ok so could it be
a bad gear
bad tranny
or me just sucking at shifting

and about what would it cost to get a rebuild or something thanks a lot


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Old 08-28-2007, 11:17 PM
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Default RE: 3rd gear grinds

Probaly worn syncro. A fresh transmission fluide should reduce or eliminate grinding.
 
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Old 08-29-2007, 02:59 PM
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i agree with the synchro
 
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Old 08-29-2007, 05:12 PM
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Default RE: 3rd gear grinds

Try this next time you go for a drive:

Shift from 2nd into neutral. Let the clutch out and bring the engine speed up to about 3500 rpm -- hold it there, put the clutch back in, and try to engage 3rd. If it slides into gear smoothly, it's a synchro problem. If it grinds and doesn't want to engage 3rd, it's an internaltransmission problem.
 
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Old 08-29-2007, 10:10 PM
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thanks guys i was out tonight driving trying some new things and the double clutch thing seemed to of work and also when i just shift it really fast it still grinds but sounds like very little

does anyone know the price of a synchro with labor ???
and how long will it last driving like this






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Old 08-30-2007, 12:04 AM
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Default RE: 3rd gear grinds

Some people have had good results using GM Synchromesh fluid (or Penzoil Synchromesh). If it's too far gone, fluids won't do miracles...
 
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Old 08-30-2007, 12:44 AM
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Before doing any transmission work I would recommend try changing the transmission fluide first.
 
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Old 08-30-2007, 09:06 PM
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well thats what i was going to do but my friends gramps thinks hes a genious so i took the stuff back ,,
he said if it only grinds one gear; that gear needs to be replaced


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Old 08-30-2007, 10:18 PM
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He may be right. But it's pretty easy to try new fluid first, before doing all the work of rermoving & dismantling the tranny.
 
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Old 08-31-2007, 08:11 AM
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thanks for the help
ill try it and see what happens






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