Klunkety Klunk

[PACEY]

Does anyone have trouble shifting into a) second gear when car is cold and B) shifting into fifth doing around 140?

[G0DF4Th3R]

yeah have problem (a) but heard tha Redline oil will solve that problem tho i havent given it a go

[ix9]

Yup. 4th-5th abover 140km/h too...

....I got some VMX80 waiting to go in... STILL

[rev210]

change your gearbox oil frequently and you will never have the problem.

BTW the redline stuff should be changed just as regularly, so unless your made of money I'd get a couple of different grades of cheap stuff and see what works.

strich9ine,

your not supposed to flat change into 5th its only a 'little gear'

[puckish]

Stich9 the offers is still open mate. We could use the Locktite cross thread stuff on the nut if need be.

[ix9]

hmmm, what is this "flat shift" you speak of? heheh. nah, was like that when i got the car!

puckish,

locktite cross thread stuff eh?

I need this stuff called BruteForce to get the freakin thing undone first.

Oh yeah, and i need to know how many Litres of oil i need for gearbox.. i only have 4L! (thought about that after i bought it)

[R31 Chick]

My only troublesome gear in both R31's (aussie model and GTS-X) was shifting it into reverse sometimes.

[PACEY]

does anybody elses gear box make that churning noise when its cold and out of gear?

Im paranoid about this car because my last (fast) car was a commondore and it was always f%#@in' up, every week.

[R31 Chick]

Pacey,

Your bearings need replacing. That is the first signs we got when both the R31 and a VL 3ltr boxes were on there way out. Both just needed the bearings replaced. Both were manuals too. Eventually it will become louder.

[Cake]

yeah mine does it too, so did my old r33, i heard its not worth bothering about is, cost too much $ in labour, just replace the bearings same time as new clutch.

[rev210]

the noise is most often caused by the the clutch thrust bearing.

If the noise goes away or changes when you put the clutch in then thats it.

Don't worry too much about it.

[PACEY]

ahh yer it goes away when the clutch is in. New clutch ai?, new bearings ai?. Hummm

[rev210]

don't even worry about it mate. not until the noise is louder than your stereo when you are driving down the road.

[PACEY]

Sweet,

solve problem, get a louder stereo.

[Jengi]

Yup, my bearings are gone too, not too loud atm, but it'll get worse I'm sure..I will be replacing them when I get my new clutch.

Oh yeah Strich9ine, you will need approx 2 litres of oil for that box..I will be doing mine soon too, I bet it's on the original oil..