Possible Syncro Issues?

[Tristan21]

Hi All,

Hoping I could get some advice. I have checked the forums and kind find anything relevant to my situation.

Last night I absolutely thrashed my R32 gts-t for about 15-20 minutes. My younger brother then gave it a go and revved out 1st gear many times. This morning, driving to work I noticed the following problems.

1. 1st - 2nd gear change grinds if done quickly. Difficult to put it in if done slowly.

2. slight shudder when pulling away in 1st (slowly).

I tested it again at lunchtime, the shudder seems to have dissapeared, however the 1st-2nd problem is still there.

I doubt the gear oil has been changed in a while so I have it booked in tomorrow. If this does not alleviate the problem then I assume the syncro between these gears will need to be adjusted. Any suggestions/advice?

Thankyou

Edited July 10, 2008 by Tristan21

[sl33py]

Any suggestions/advice?

Ummm Don't fully wind out first? Let alone many times! Jebus!

[Tristan21]

Agreed

[tridentt150v]

"Any suggestions/advice?"

yeah................nothing comes for free, you can spend it drinking, you can spend it on wild women and song>>>>you spent it thrashing your car, so now you pay!!!

[GeeTR]

LoL

The shudder could have been from the clutch friction plate. You could have overheated it, which's then made it slightly unbalanced. That could explain how it went away after driving for a while.

Do a g.box oil change, if you know its been a while - go from there.

[Hillzy]

HAHA! That's what you get for thrashing your car mate!

Treat it right and it will do the same to you.

[Tristan21]

LoL

The shudder could have been from the clutch friction plate. You could have overheated it, which's then made it slightly unbalanced. That could explain how it went away after driving for a while.

Do a g.box oil change, if you know its been a while - go from there.

Thanks mate

[mjfawke]

Shudder will be from the clutch, and it sounds like you shagged 2'nd gear synchro. It might work better with fresh oil.... might not. If not, better off fixing sooner rather than later, because it will just damage the selector sleeves and cost you even more money. R32 GTST boxes are cheap compared to R33/R34/GTR, so probably the quickest option would be a second-hand box from an importer.

[Greekos]

oil wont do anything, you need to change how you change gears, and don't let younger brothers drive them unless they know how to drive

[Tristan21]

Well I have changed the gear oil to a synthetic, seems a little better but still not perfect. Any idea how much a 2nd hand gearbox will go for?

I also had the clutch replaced, shudder is now gone.

Thanks guys

[EVL-R33]

When you get your gearbox oil changed, check how much metal shavings have been collected on the magnet at the bottom of your gearbox, this will determine how much thrashing you are giving your gearbox..

I recently changed my gearbox fluid at home with a mate, and i discovered 3 clips attracted to the magnet, my mate reckons they look like linkage clips, whatever they may be, its not good, even though i still can change gears smoothly, i get grinding in 3rd and 4th gear when flat changing..