 difficult shifting into 3rd gear |
 Jun 3, 2013 - 12:16 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined May 5, '03 From nj Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
'99 GT convertible - 5sfe engine
Having problems shifting into 3rd gear. When shifting into 3rd, I have to really press the clutch all the way down and its difficult to shift into 3rd meaning I have to use more force to get it into 3rd than other gears. Its almost like 3rd gear is stuck or blocked from shifting into it. None of the other gears are bad. Car has 125k miles. I was wondering if I need to replace the clutch, replace transmission fluid, and/or do a transmission flush. Any ideas what the problem could be and what the solution is? |
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Jun 3, 2013 - 1:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Most likely it's the notorious third gear synchronizer. Fluid change might help, I hear a lot of people on here use Synchromesh instead of regular 75W-90. Easy way to test to the clutch is get up to 30 mph and throw it into 5th, if the RPM's go up and your speed doesn't the clutch is starting to slip. If the RPM's and speed go up evenly the clutch is ok.
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maddskkilz difficult shifting into 3rd gear Jun 3, 2013 - 12:16 PM
Smaay so shifting from 1st to 2nd isnt hard, or 3rd to 4... Jun 3, 2013 - 1:52 PM
saleenvic I'm getting the same issue, I got a 97 convert... Jun 4, 2013 - 6:10 AM Smaay well if the clutch is slipping then you know it ne... Jun 4, 2013 - 8:47 AM maddskkilz Thanks for all the responses. Sounds like it maybe... Jun 4, 2013 - 1:17 PM Box I'd try switching out to Syncromesh first befo... Jun 4, 2013 - 1:18 PM IfWeChoose I had an issue in my gen 5 that never allowed me t... Jun 6, 2013 - 10:52 AM |
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