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I am trying to diagnose an issue I am having with my red 94 MTX.
A couple of weeks ago, my 2nd gear, started to grind when I tried to put it into 2nd. I thought it was b/c of not having the clutch pedal in all the way, nope, it was all the way to the floor and 2nd was grinding. Then, didn't do it again for a week (last week) until it got stupid cold down in the single digits, after the trans warmed up, shifted fine into 2nd. Then did it again Wednesday this last week when leaving work. All other gears shift fine with no issues, and did when 2nd gear would grind, when the trans was cold at 4 degrees outside, as well as when it was almost 32 today. It is just random times of doing it.
When it did it Wednesday, I left my parking spot, I have a bit of a lane to go down and shifted 1st to 2nd no prob. Get to the stop sign. Wait for traffic to clear, take off in 1st, going for 2nd GRIIINNDD. At that point I just I wound out 1st a little farther and skipped to 3rd. There have been times of shifting, I was gentle putting it into gear and I could feel it in the shifter, that it almost wanted to grind, but like it was close enough to get into gear.
And since Wednesday, it has not done this.
On the clutch, it was the one I have had in the car since I bought the car 3 years ago. I was having some issues about 10 months into the owner ship of the car and had some help pulling the trans and found uneven wear on the pressure plate where the TOB engages it. I was told by someone on here it was garbage throw it away. I was told by the people helping me, keep using it. Well, I have kept using it, over 2 years and about 25k miles, it for the most part still seems to engage really good.
Since that work was done 25k miles ago, I have run nothing but Valvoline Dex-Merc in it and it has worked beautifully. Also at the time of that work, a newly blanchard ground stock flywheel was put in, new teflon coated clutch fork bushings, and a ceramic TOB and quill sleeve.
So, I am not sure if this is a 2nd gear synchro thing or if it is the pressure plate failing. If it is a synchro failing, then I may find another MTX and put it in. If it is the clutch, I still have the clutch that was supposed to go in 25k miles ago, to put in if needed. The car has 181k on it, not the original trans, and I really don't know the miles on this one.
Aside from the occasional grind in 2nd, it shifts nice and smooth.
Thoughts??
A couple of weeks ago, my 2nd gear, started to grind when I tried to put it into 2nd. I thought it was b/c of not having the clutch pedal in all the way, nope, it was all the way to the floor and 2nd was grinding. Then, didn't do it again for a week (last week) until it got stupid cold down in the single digits, after the trans warmed up, shifted fine into 2nd. Then did it again Wednesday this last week when leaving work. All other gears shift fine with no issues, and did when 2nd gear would grind, when the trans was cold at 4 degrees outside, as well as when it was almost 32 today. It is just random times of doing it.
When it did it Wednesday, I left my parking spot, I have a bit of a lane to go down and shifted 1st to 2nd no prob. Get to the stop sign. Wait for traffic to clear, take off in 1st, going for 2nd GRIIINNDD. At that point I just I wound out 1st a little farther and skipped to 3rd. There have been times of shifting, I was gentle putting it into gear and I could feel it in the shifter, that it almost wanted to grind, but like it was close enough to get into gear.
And since Wednesday, it has not done this.
On the clutch, it was the one I have had in the car since I bought the car 3 years ago. I was having some issues about 10 months into the owner ship of the car and had some help pulling the trans and found uneven wear on the pressure plate where the TOB engages it. I was told by someone on here it was garbage throw it away. I was told by the people helping me, keep using it. Well, I have kept using it, over 2 years and about 25k miles, it for the most part still seems to engage really good.
Since that work was done 25k miles ago, I have run nothing but Valvoline Dex-Merc in it and it has worked beautifully. Also at the time of that work, a newly blanchard ground stock flywheel was put in, new teflon coated clutch fork bushings, and a ceramic TOB and quill sleeve.
So, I am not sure if this is a 2nd gear synchro thing or if it is the pressure plate failing. If it is a synchro failing, then I may find another MTX and put it in. If it is the clutch, I still have the clutch that was supposed to go in 25k miles ago, to put in if needed. The car has 181k on it, not the original trans, and I really don't know the miles on this one.
Aside from the occasional grind in 2nd, it shifts nice and smooth.
Thoughts??
