The old 3rd gear grind. Need mechanic

[Ep3crazy]

Suuup peeps i live in socal preetty new to all this but i was wounderin if the is anyone in the socal area riverside L.A. Area i need my syncro rings changed to carbon rings anyone knw how to fix this problem for good. Nd how much.. I really wanna get it fixed bad makes me lose my swag u knw. Soo if u can reply nd ill b checkin up to see response...

[superchargedk20]

welcome to the club! i got carbon synchros now. I love

[Ep3crazy]

Hahaha yea i kinda figured but thanks.. But yea the carbon syncro works wat else do i need to chNge... Or thats it just switchin from brass ring to carbon..

[sleepy ep3]

In for info as well...

[tht1guy]

i wouldn't mind finding this info out too! anyone have a DIY? It's not a horrible issue for me yet, but i had this problem really bad in my type s!

[superchargedk20]

if i remember correctly honda doesnt sell just the synchros. U have to buy the whole gear kit which includes the synchros

[usedep3]

you can kinda finagle your way to getting synchro individually. in the k series tranny (ep/dc5/fa/fg at least..), just remember 1st and 2nd use the same size synchro/synchro ring. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th(if applicable) use the same size synchro/synchro ring

[Canuck Civic]

Carbon Synchros http://shop.synchrotech-transmissions.com/Synchros_c2.htm;jsessionid=C0E0619BE05CF3F46D53787 D54F5055E.qscstrfrnt04 Never tried them though found this on K20a.org

[tht1guy]

wonder how difficult these are to install?

[jones02]

so the 3rd gear grind everyone gets is only a syncro problem? and thats all you have to replace and its all fixed. is it beter to change them all when its all apart?

[EAZYEP3]

so the 3rd gear grind everyone gets is only a syncro problem? and thats all you have to replace and its all fixed. is it beter to change them all when its all apart?

Not sure if its a syncro problem only but if your going to have the tranny apart then you might as well change them all out.....IMO just to be on the safe side

[AKEP]

at first its syncros, then it starts eating your dog teeth. when you go to press out the shafts, the entire shaft falls out, so you might as well change the gears while your at it. there is no pressing off one gear at a time. they just fall off. you do have to press them on one at a time, cause they're splined. the syncros snug up onto the gear, except the triple cone syncros, one part snuggles up and the other 2 sit on that one.

my 2nd (actual) gear was tore up, the teeth didn't have, teeth, anymore, but it shifted fine, I'm guessing cause the actual syncro was ok. my third, was nowhere near as bad looking but shifted like ass.

anyways, to answer "how hard it is to install" - its all the same. if you can install an LSD, you can install a new 3rd gear set.

[talonXracer]

The stock synchros work fine if you perform proper maintenance and have proper driving skills.

The carbon synchroes will wear just as fast, the FAg2's carbon sysnchroes go just as quickly.

Micronite processing is the only process to the trans that really shows an increase in reliability.

[jones02]

3rd has always grinded going in when i got the car. bt at low rpms its fine?

[talonXracer]

Yeah sounds like a rebuild may be neccesary, how is the clutch engagement?

[jones02]

its good. maybe half pedal.

[bolaep3]

I'm in for some info on this as well. My 3rd always grinds if I go in at high rpms. What I really want to know is the typical labor cost for a rebuild on the ep tranny with lsd, 6th gear and a diffrent FD.

[NEO_FOLLOWER2]

I'm in for some info on this as well. My 3rd always grinds if I go in at high rpms. What I really want to know is the typical labor cost for a rebuild on the ep tranny with lsd, 6th gear and a diffrent FD.

i'd like to know also...

and...here's a suggestion
try changing tranny oil to fix the grind for a little bit...
it always works for me for a little while then it the grind comes back