Ryan in SD

Problem: Everytime I go into 3rd gear it makes a quick grinding sound like the clutch isnt in all the way. It only happens going into 3rd.

I have a little Bit of tranny noise when the cars at idle and sometimes it grinds when downshifting into 1st when the cars not warmed up.

Im not a mechanic by any means and my novice thoughts were that it needs tranny oil.

What do you guys think? Anyone have experience with this before?

f1rocks

Your 3rd gear synchro is most likely shot. It will only get worse....

You might try changing your oil with Mobil or Redline but most likely your going to need to pull the tranny and change synchro's.

My 3rd gear synchro is totally gone but I swapped to the spare tranny.

lart951

If you don't do the work by your self it's quite expensive I have an alternative for you;

I have a tranny from a 1986 turbo with the oil cooler with only 106k miles. If you come and pick it up the price is $ 550.00 I am only 1 hour away from San Diego.

Let me know if you are interested

Ryan in SD

Excuse my ignorance but the tranny is directlry part of the diff correct? If so is it an open dif or lsd?

lart951

The tranny that I am selling you it's open differential. It was removed from my car when I installed the LSD tranny.

Ryan in SD

Thanks for the offer but if I do change trannys then Im going to have to get an LSD. My open dif is boring!

Ryan in SD

Darnit, I think it is the synchro. I have to double clutch it to shift into 3rd to keep it from grinding. Doesnt that mean its the synchro?