3rd gear grind...

VOLIPINO · March 17th, 2008, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by zinc02GT

so today when me and girlfriend were going to lunch during school I was just having some fun and shift hard into 3rd and somehting happened...

it grinded so fucking loud. the sound filled the entire car windows were down and all...

well now when I shift into 3rd gear ONLY past 4k RPMS does it grind. Its as smooth as glass through every gear, but that one.

Also when Im taking it easy and shifting at 2k rpms, its perfe tly fine....

any ideas on what this could be? Im thinking it could be a busted synchro or maybe clutch...

Also I have 53800 miles on my car if that helps

I have been looking to buy a mustang gt for 3 monthes now, this shit makes me think about buying something else...

weems · March 17th, 2008, 11:21 AM

Yeah dude its a synchro. Same thing happend to me, cracked my shift fork as well. Just chalk it up dude shit happens. I went ahead and got ford to get me a built one so it wouldnt happen again.

whtpny · March 17th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by VOLIPINO

I have been looking to buy a mustang gt for 3 monthes now, this shit makes me think about buying something else...

why do you say that? no matter what you are driving, you can make mistakes that have adverse effects on the vehicle.

VOLIPINO · March 18th, 2008, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by whtpny

why do you say that? no matter what you are driving, you can make mistakes that have adverse effects on the vehicle.

I understand that. But out of every vehicle I have been looking to buy, the gt's seem to have the highest percentage of expensive repairs, that being the transmission. I don't know, still thinking about it.

zinc02GT · March 18th, 2008, 11:51 AM

well i went today to let my mechanic drive it. when he was driving it it wasnt doing it... WTF!?!?! but he wasnt shifting smoothly 2nd - 3rd which I can understand because its not his car...

Well I got in the driver seat and showed him. I even sat the clutch down and said 'look' then went to shift and it grinded. He said that its the synchro.

he told me to just go to the parts part of the dealership and get motorcraft atf mercon and throw it in there and see if that helps for a little bit. I also told him that I will take the tranny out and just let him get to it and Ill replace my clutch at my house while he rebuilds the tranny

I just hope he can have this done before April 11th...

whtpny · March 18th, 2008, 12:50 PM

it shouldnt take long on the rebuild

blkONblk02GT · March 18th, 2008, 07:01 PM

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blkONblk02GT · March 18th, 2008, 07:07 PM

Same thing happened to me except it was second gear after 2 months of owning it with 30,000 on the clock... im glad i bought a extended warrenty because the new rebuilt tranny was like 3 grand! Then the f'ed up part a month later the third gear went bad on the new rebuuilt one...b.s!! This time i guess they put some better aftermaket synchros in and no problems yet. Knock on wood!!

zinc02GT · March 18th, 2008, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by whtpny

it shouldnt take long on the rebuild

yeah i hope not.

He said because hes doing it on HIS time not clock time that it might take longer, but Im gonna see what I can get done this week and next.

March 18th, 2008, 11:51 AM	#25
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	well i went today to let my mechanic drive it. when he was driving it it wasnt doing it... WTF!?!?! but he wasnt shifting smoothly 2nd - 3rd which I can understand because its not his car... Well I got in the driver seat and showed him. I even sat the clutch down and said 'look' then went to shift and it grinded. He said that its the synchro. he told me to just go to the parts part of the dealership and get motorcraft atf mercon and throw it in there and see if that helps for a little bit. I also told him that I will take the tranny out and just let him get to it and Ill replace my clutch at my house while he rebuilds the tranny I just hope he can have this done before April 11th... __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

March 18th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#26
whtpny Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 1,930 iTrader: 0 reviews	it shouldnt take long on the rebuild __________________ Mods: Fidanza Al Flywheel, Steeda UDP, EMP/Stewart Components WP, PP Plenum, K&N FIPK, Mac Prochamber, Magnapacks WhtPny's Videos

March 18th, 2008, 07:01 PM	#27
blkONblk02GT Regular 2002 GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 69 iTrader: 0 reviews	I __________________ "I drink for today, i drink for tomorrow, i need another drink... do ya have any money i can borrow?"

March 18th, 2008, 07:07 PM	#28
blkONblk02GT Regular 2002 GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 69 iTrader: 0 reviews	Same thing happened to me except it was second gear after 2 months of owning it with 30,000 on the clock... im glad i bought a extended warrenty because the new rebuilt tranny was like 3 grand! Then the f'ed up part a month later the third gear went bad on the new rebuuilt one...b.s!! This time i guess they put some better aftermaket synchros in and no problems yet. Knock on wood!! __________________ "I drink for today, i drink for tomorrow, i need another drink... do ya have any money i can borrow?"

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March 17th, 2008, 11:21 AM	#22
weems Tech Exchange Head Honcho 2003 SVT Cobra 11.70 @ 121 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Forsyth/Statesboro, GA Posts: 9,051 iTrader: 3 reviews	Yeah dude its a synchro. Same thing happend to me, cracked my shift fork as well. Just chalk it up dude shit happens. I went ahead and got ford to get me a built one so it wouldnt happen again.

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