R 33 Shift Porbelem

[SKEET]

hey gusy

i just got my r 33 Gts-t Series 2 and was driveing it around and realised sumthign wiht the car

when i shit fomr 1st to 2nd ( around 3000rpm ) the gear wont go in smothly but at lover revs fin .. and vr hi revs its ok aswell

when i say smooth is sorta scrapes .. but no sond of scrapeing or anytign .. wat coudl possibaly be the probemem

thank you

[mad082]

has been thrashed or just a lot of city driving. if it is just first to second then it may have had a hard life, a lot of chirping 1st to 2nd. not only possible cause but the most likely.

[SKEET]

car in incredibly clean .. but i guess u can never know ........., this thing looks like its been in a show room .. so to fix i will have to change ......?

[SKEET]

also dose it sound liek a majour prob .. or do i have time b4 it gets bad .. wat shoudl i do

how much will it cost me ??

thank you

[mad082]

only fix is new (2nd hand) gearbox (cheaper than rebuilding). no major problem to worry about, its just the gears are worn from punishment. nothing major should go wrong, just a bit notchy. its a common problem for manual cars, especially imports.

and unfortunately how clean a car looks doesn't mean how well it has been maintained, just means it was given a good clean.

Edited June 2, 2006 by mad082

[Links]

take it easy on the gearbox.. you can get the gearbox rebuilt.. or the synchros replaced..

just take it easy not a huge amount you can do.. maybe try some nulon treatment..

also when it's cold you can try going 1st (clutch in) -> N (clutch out.. blip.. clutch in) -> 2nd (clutch out).. this should make it a bit smoother when getting it into gear..

[hayden49]

pretty sure most 33's have the clunky gear box, mine has it and just about every other person i have spoken to has it.

get some red line gear box oil as i have heard this can cure the *clunky and crunchy* feel of 33 boxes.

you may aswell try.

cheers