Realistic advice? I'm on my third transmission and third clutch.Qidan said:No can do !!!
Any realistic advice?
Actually it did happend after i installed the Kartboy's bushings... not like right after, but i cant recall having this problems with stock bushings...mspdfreak said:Hmm...did this happen after the kartboy switch? If so, there's your answer. Go back to stock or live with it till the clutch or tranny blow.
KB bushings actually made my shifting *much* smoother, throughout the gears.Qidan said:Actually it did happend after i installed the Kartboy's bushings... not like right after, but i cant recall having this problems with stock bushings...
Any other member have this problem with the Kartboy's????
CrazyCaker said:There's a TSB for this problem. 3rd Gear Grind TSB
This whole thing takes may be two fifths to three fifths a second, depending on what gear you are going to next. The idea is to unload the drive train just before you de-clutch, then load it back up when the clutch is hooked up again. Roll out of the gas and as the nose sinks, de-clutch hard, move the lever to neutral very quickly with a soft touch. This is where you wait on the machinery. Go into gear with mild, but firm pressure. You are now going to cause the synchro clutch (yes each synchro is a mini type of clutch) to slow its gear down so the synchro ring teeth can fit over the teeth on the side of the gear. You're in the next gear, but in going to second gear the engine may not have slowed down enough yet. (Heavier than race car flywheel, remember?) Wait on the machinery again. Let the clutch out without hardly any gas at all until you know it is hooked up, then mash the gas. Think smooth, be smooth. Worry about speed when you get the motions down.
Ryoga28 said:Luckly it's not grinding, yet. I don't have much luck with transmissions (vw gti-two replaced due to grinding before). I'll try the royal purple soon.
Stupid question coming up...When you shift to a upper gear, do you give it some gas (little) before you totally engage the clutch...I notice I may have done that a lot...