got the 3rd gear grind

[MugenReplica]

Just got the same thing last night actually. Have two vids to prove it. The last time this happened I went out and bought Pennzoil Snyncromesh, which didn't seem to help out as much as I was expecting. I drained that after a month, then went out and bought GM synchromesh Friction Modified (now discontinued), and it cleared up almost all my grinding (bandaid but it works). Haven't changed it since, although I probably should have.

I'll be picking up the AC Delco brand Synchromesh Friction Modified (AC Delco part #10-4014) later today or tomorrow. Hopefully that will help with the grinding at high rpms.

[skoolnu]

i gotta do something about mine one of these days.

[ecsahs3]

you do your own tranny work? too bad you don't live closer. i'd hook you up with my 5 speed if you'd help me work on my 6 speed tranny and install.

[weltall]

funny thats what i charge for a 6 speed swap

[Guardian]

you do your own tranny work? too bad you don't live closer. i'd hook you up with my 5 speed if you'd help me work on my 6 speed tranny and install.

who are you talking to?

[ecsahs3]

who are you talking to?

you

[Guardian]

you

yeah i do all of my work. what do you need done to the 6-speed?

[ecsahs3]

install tsx 6th and lsd

[sleepy_ep]

we also are putting down more than triple your power and tq

He has a very valid point there. haha

I also have 3rd gear grind.


Someone should put up the part #'s for all the parts needed to get that all replaced.


I have the Type R tranny, are all the internals the same except the LSD and the 6th gear?

[EP3_U_SEE]

i put in some royal purple sycromesh and it stopped my third gear grind for like the last 3k.

[EP3_U_SEE]

i also heard from a friend that if you use GM ATF that it works just as well..... but i never tried it..

he has it in his mustang gt.

[03Si757]

Just try the NEW! Honda MTF. I just swaped it into my tranny after using GM Syncromesh for about 7000 miles. And its good as new.

[b.r.i.a.n.]

i also had the third gear grind. my tranny is in pieces right now as we speak. i'm awating a 3-4 gear sleeve set. my 4th gear was jammed 2 weeks ago.

i don't venture into the transmission subsection too often but i see that messed up synchros are a bigger problem than i thought.

i'll post up a thread i made on another forum on my tranny re-build.

[Laz's EP]

K-series trannies suck, I think that we just need to baby the trannies. When we race dont power shift, nor quick shift them. We need to baby shift the fu.. out of them

[MoThanEnoughNY]

Well, I was going to make a new post, but thank god for the search. lol. Would have looked like an idiot. lol

Anyway.... i just got the 3rd gear grind too. I WANT IT FIXED ASAP. Shit is super annoying. I've come to grips that its the syncho. Question is.... What do i do about it my fellow ep-hatchers?

My options are:
1 Rebuild tranny
2 Try bleeding, adding fluid, or whatever the hell some of you were talking about. Not to sure on it. Need more info (hence y i'm asking)
3 buy another tranny
4 take my buddy's type S tranny (which i'm not sure will do good with an A3 from what i've heard or read)

Some sort of help, need this fixed. Any help will be great. Especially you Guardian. You know your shit.
Thanks fellas. PEACE