bbsf2

well as we all know our trans are not the best, and i am pretty sure that alot of people have a problem with third gear grinding. my 3rd gear grinded at any rpm unless i hesitated before i put it in gear. i tried all types of trans fluids and nothing worked. my friend recommended that i use 2 quarts of penzoil sencromesh and a quart of lucas oil stabilizer. lets just say he is now my best friend. my 3rd gear does not grind at all, and every other gear shifts smoother than silk. i thought i was going to need another tranny rebuild, which would be number 3, but for 20.00 i got a trans that shifts great with no grinds. so if anyone has tranny grinds, give this a shot because it worked for me. the first few minutes of shifting, it grinded a little bit, but after that the grind went away and now it goes right in. just thought i would share this because i dont think that i am the only one with trans problems. just my two cents. craig

alex_aha

what kind of noise did it make? My car is an automatic and whenever it shifts from second to third it makes a loud "skweek" would that constitute grinding?

Phantom Cruiser

What...you got a T5 in that thing???





Sorry, had to do it.

bbsf2

yeah if i had a t5 nothing would save it when it started to grind. lol. all i know is that i might be the happiest kid alive because i can actually drive like a normal human being and not look like i cant drive stick. i have a 5 spd trans and it just made a grinding noise.

jster28

I have a 5spd too and never had a 3 third gear grind. I race my car all the time and no problem. I use red line MT90 gear oil and its great.

bbsf2

i guess when i first got the car and drove like an a$$ that was the reason why my trans went. now i just want to ge from point a to point b. i guess power shifting this trans was not a good idea. lol oh well if anyone has a problem with grindage, give this a try it worked for me and a couple of my friends, so maybe it will work for u too.