Transmission is Toast...What Happened?
11-05-12, 12:08 PM
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Transmission is Toast...What Happened?
Well, my transmission is pretty much gone.
It started out with just some noise, sort of a whooshing noise in gear and when I started rolling. Shortly after, it started getting hard to put in gear. If we tried to start the car in 1st, it wouldn't be engaged, you could just hear a spinning sound. Also when it was hard to put in gear, it sounded almost the same as when you try to just put a car in gear without a clutch.
A little later 4th started acting up, it was hard to get into, then when you did get in it, it would randomly come out of gear, then other gears did the same some, you could hold it, but it would pop out if you let go.
There's a lot of noise, and a vibration/grind when it's in gear and you let off the gas felt through the clutch pedal area.
Any thoughts? lolol
It started out with just some noise, sort of a whooshing noise in gear and when I started rolling. Shortly after, it started getting hard to put in gear. If we tried to start the car in 1st, it wouldn't be engaged, you could just hear a spinning sound. Also when it was hard to put in gear, it sounded almost the same as when you try to just put a car in gear without a clutch.
A little later 4th started acting up, it was hard to get into, then when you did get in it, it would randomly come out of gear, then other gears did the same some, you could hold it, but it would pop out if you let go.
There's a lot of noise, and a vibration/grind when it's in gear and you let off the gas felt through the clutch pedal area.
Any thoughts? lolol
11-05-12, 12:44 PM
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11-05-12, 12:53 PM
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after this all started? maybe pull the transmission out and inspect the clutch to see if it disintegrated or the throwout bearing/pilot bearings are seized. normally this wouldn't cause it to pop out of gear but it may cause it to be difficult to go into gear which is why it is popping out, not engaging fully.
11-05-12, 12:54 PM
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Yeah it's ALL coming out soon to rebuild everything for next season so we will see. Just seeing if anyone had any ideas before I do it. lol
11-07-12, 12:49 PM
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Sounds more like an internal failure with one of the shaft bearings and possibly gear or syncros way worn out and locking in a few gears. Had some same issues at the beginning of the race season and bearings were toast along w syncros
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11-08-12, 05:37 AM
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11-11-12, 02:06 PM
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Question for you and anyone else, what's the difference in the 5 speed and 4 speed?
11-11-12, 05:26 PM
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11-14-12, 05:41 PM
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Awesome! New reading material.
Didn't find gear ratios for the 4 speed though, reason I ask I found a free 4 speed car but wasn't sure if that would just be stupid to put a 4 speed in or just find a 5 speed/ have mine rebuilt.
Didn't find gear ratios for the 4 speed though, reason I ask I found a free 4 speed car but wasn't sure if that would just be stupid to put a 4 speed in or just find a 5 speed/ have mine rebuilt.
11-15-12, 11:19 AM
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the 4 speed is just the 5 speed box with no 5th
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