i think my slave cylinder needs replacing, its hard to shift and when i go into 5th it grinds unless i pump the clutch. what do you guys think? looks like ill be driving my saturn for a few days.

 

ummm.. read the newb section.. This is a common problem.. i just dished out 1900 bucks on a entire rebuild because of the same problem.. sorry bro.. i know this isnt what you want to hear..

 

Search for info on the '5th gear synchro'.

If the person knows what they are doing, they can drop the extension housing without taking out the transmission, and change that synchro. So I'm told.

It's not the price of a tranny rebuild, but there is still a few hours of labor. It's a good thing to bundle in with a clutch job.

Dave

 

welcome to the club

 

To address your original question, it could be either the master or slave cylinder (assuming you are not low on fluid). In order, I would, first check fluid, second, replace master, third, replace slave, if one of the first two didn't work.

If none of these improve the situation, then you could have to replace the clutch and/or repair the trans, but hard shifting in all gears is often a clutch actuation problem.

 

^Good advice. Start with the cheap/easier fixes first before assuming the worst.

 

If it was the clutch hydraulics, you'd have grinding and difficulty getting into any gear, not just 5th. If the engagement point is VERY close to the floor, I'd definitely suspect the clutch hydraulics. But, since broken 5th gear synchros are such a common problem, that's what I'd suspect.

Dale

 

He said it was hard to shift, and reading between the lines, I think he meant in all gears... 5Th was the only one that was grinding, but I think he meant it was hard to shift into the others, also.

 

just crack it open and do it yourself. not that hard. you can get the synchro from malloy's.

edit: that will take care of the 5th gear synchro. Hard to shift in other gears. I will keep my mouth shut cuz I don't know.

 

how do i go about replaceing the synchro? i hate doing tranny work...

 

If you have a Factory Service Manual, removing and replacing the transmission is pretty straight forward. Here's a link that might help with the rest of it.
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/5th-gear-synchro-138279/

Other things that come to mind to inspect and/or consider replacing when you have the transmission out:

Clutch and PP
Throw-out bearing
Clutch fork
pilot bearing
Resurface flywheel
Front and rear transmission seals

 

If in need of a tranny. I have one with 71k miles for $350