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Old 03-09-2011, 06:48 PM
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Default 1st - 2nd Grind. Gearbox Noes! GM synchromesh helps?

Has anyone ever used gm synchromesh on the 1st gens tranny? I have the worst 1st to 2nd grind and dont want to resort to replacing the tranny yet.

Grinds only occur after the car has warmed up after a good 20 min of driving...

Any suggestions?
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Old 03-09-2011, 08:32 PM
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Never used it on my xB, but did use it on my old civic, tho I used the "Friction Modified" and it seemed to help. It sounds like you may just want to look into some tranny work soon tho...
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scion tc are the same way its not like a missed geared grind its more like a clunk
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Old 03-10-2011, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by tom0613
scion tc are the same way its not like a missed geared grind its more like a clunk
Mine is DEFINITELY a grind lol.

When you hear it, its almost like a "cshhrrakkkk"
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^^^^^o ok sorry to hear about that sounds pretty serious.
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Do you have a way to record a quick youtube of it? I'm deadly curious to know what it sounds like... always looking out to see if my box is starting the slippery decent to fail
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