i have a 98 fd
was driving earlier and as i went to put it into 5th gear (normal driving speed) it really didnt want to go in.
carried on and when i got to my destination i tried at standstill with the engine running and engine off and it still wasnt going into 5th.
as i was driving back home then i tried again and it went in with a VERY LIGHT crunch. worked all the way home then.(wth a very light crunch every time)
i tried again then when i got home and it wouldnt go in again.
every other gear is fine which seems a bit odd.
can ayone shed any light on this or had anything similar
as far as the car is concerned its a 98spec fd with a few engine mods, standard gearbox with a twin plate clutch,
cheers in advance for any suggestions/info:3Confused
synchro possibly gone.
I lost 5th gear in my old Mr2 turbo.. not the sychro tho.. the whole gear I think. You could hear bits and bobs rattling about inside the box!
lol naaa its not that bad jus hard getting 5th!
checked all the obvious points...oil,mounts etc all kushdee so looks like a syncro fault. GAY
Does it go in at all? ie if you coast briefly without any revs does it still go in then?
it goes in when it wants to, more often than not but theres always a crunch there. the only time it wont is at standstill with engine on or off??
This happens to me sometimes, well it\'s happened 3 times and i\'ve only had the car about 3 weeks. Can\'t put a pattern on it either so would appreciate some advice? I\'ve got a 2006 RX8 PZ, no mods.
same has just happend on the track car drop the greabox oil if its got fine copper/brass bits in its the syncros.
I\'ve not got round to stripping it down yet so cant confirm,i think i may get christmas day off so will look at it then lol
it will be the 5th gear syncro mate, If it will go into gear but crunches upon selection then 99% syncro has gone