Hello guys i just bought another maxima for a very low price, but it has quite a few problems like:

1) when i try to shift fast to second gear it goes gggrrrrttttt as if i was forcing it to go in. all the other gears are fine.

2)My second problems is that i need new engine mounts and i was wondering if you guys knew a good place or site where i could buy this at a better price, and if it's something a mechanic should do.

I got a 5sp 1996 GXE(ithink)
with 160k miles


thank you very much for reading and for your replys

 

from experience, few things that can cause hard shifting:

air in clutch lines

bad TO bearing

unproperly adjusted pedal

bad cylinders

since its an oldie wit not much done to it, i doubt its a pedal adjusting situation. I would check to make sure cylinders work since its an old car and also hold down the clutch pedal...if u hear a hiss or a bigger hiss than before your TO bearing may be damaged (costly to fix if u dont do it yourself). If clutch pedal feeels harder as well, u could have air in clutch lines...

 

TO bearing=throw out bearing (I think)

 

First of all thank you very much for your reply...what i forgot to mention earlier was that if i shift slowly i wont have any problems at all. the problem is only when i shift fast and ONLY n second gear. BTW the person i got it from said he has just replaced the clutch no more then 5 days ago.... thank you guys

 

Also the possibility of a bad 1-2 synchro if you've ruled out adequate MT fluid and the rest.

 

You need to make sure you break your clutch in before you get on it really hard if they just put it in!

Also, it might be your syncros for the second gear that are weak. This would accound for the grinding in only second gear only when you shift fast.
Sometimes, you can actually shift faster than the tranny likes for you to shift.

My brother has a 2000 VW Golf 1.8t and all his syncros are weak for some reason. I drove his car the other day and if you shift fast in his car, you can hear that little grind in every gear. You just have to shift a little slower.

Does it still go into 2nd gear even though it grinds?

 

Thank you all for the replys
Yes it does go into 2nd gear when i shift fast, but i worry about this b/c i dont want to have to replace clutch or tranny n 2 or 3 months from now... does anyoen know where i can get a good price n Engine Mounts.. thank you everyone...

 

How much did you pay for your Maxima? (if you don't mind me asking)

 

I payed $2,500
im not sure what trim it is, but it's got power seats, sunroof, foglights and the body of the car is n almost perfect shape. inside needs a bit of work, but i'll fix it up

 

I'm guessing no-one here has yet to have any problems with their engien mounts or there's no way around them, but to get them for about $100... oh well at least i gave it a try thank you guys for all your replys...