problem with tranny?
01-06-2005, 01:50 PM
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problem with tranny?
never had this problem back in the day....but when I am on the freeway now, and I put it in 3rd....I can't give any amount of gas and the car won't accelerate above 4K....in any other gear it will...and on the street....3rd feels fine, synchro doesn't grind...and it accelerates as normal till 4K rpms...where the rpm's just refuse to go higher....what could this be? every other gear acc. beyond 4K...
I will test it a little more 2night...but I am worried that I might be braking something...this makes no sense at all...and the clutch is not slipping cause the rpm's just stay there at 4K or so...
I will test it a little more 2night...but I am worried that I might be braking something...this makes no sense at all...and the clutch is not slipping cause the rpm's just stay there at 4K or so...
good luck man
01-06-2005, 11:55 PM
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diff bearings.... im guessing, when those things start to go weird stuff happens, brace yourself a horrible sound, smoke, and seeing all your gear oil spilling out on the road. Then about 1100-1600 dollars in a repair
01-07-2005, 12:02 AM
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don't jinx me like that....lol
it happened 2night on the street after a couple hard shifts consecutively...it happened this time at the top of 2nd gear just when I was about to let off actually...right before that...it's almost like a violent pow or stop in power...almost like something just gives out for a second...but my tranny feels the same after...clutch feels the same...shifts the same...right after that happens...almost like when I get the clutch nice and hot or something....this only happens by the way in upper rpms...so it has to be something that gives out under much more power...2night was the first time it happened in 2nd gear...although...it's been a while since I drove like that (consecutive 1st to 2nd gear hard shifts at redline)....could the clutch almost lock up like a brake rotor for a second for some odd reason? my tranny feels no different after this happens and drives and feels great otherwise...!!! no leaking tranny fluid either....whining in 1st, but no fluid leak at all...
this is soo strange! what would cause a car to all of a sudden just jerk for a second, then go back to normal right after or feel no different...this is definitely tranny related, as I can sit in neutral and rev like nobody's business...and it's fine...
it happened 2night on the street after a couple hard shifts consecutively...it happened this time at the top of 2nd gear just when I was about to let off actually...right before that...it's almost like a violent pow or stop in power...almost like something just gives out for a second...but my tranny feels the same after...clutch feels the same...shifts the same...right after that happens...almost like when I get the clutch nice and hot or something....this only happens by the way in upper rpms...so it has to be something that gives out under much more power...2night was the first time it happened in 2nd gear...although...it's been a while since I drove like that (consecutive 1st to 2nd gear hard shifts at redline)....could the clutch almost lock up like a brake rotor for a second for some odd reason? my tranny feels no different after this happens and drives and feels great otherwise...!!! no leaking tranny fluid either....whining in 1st, but no fluid leak at all...
this is soo strange! what would cause a car to all of a sudden just jerk for a second, then go back to normal right after or feel no different...this is definitely tranny related, as I can sit in neutral and rev like nobody's business...and it's fine...
01-07-2005, 12:06 AM
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I have already had that happen on another tranny...I had back in the day...all the fluid spilled out on the side of the road...I am planning on getting a tranny very soon, but need a couple of other things first...I know it's impossible to guess how much longer it will last, but how long have some of you ran on your tranny with the diff. going? it is whining in 1st...but my last tranny lasted a year like that...and never got louder...and the sound didn't travel through the gears...like everybody said it would...then the bearings just went one day...but when that was happening, I was leaking tranny fluid very slowly every night when I parked my car...this time....dry...
01-07-2005, 12:10 AM
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dude, heh I really hate to tell you this..... but that is what mine was doing right before they went... Dont feel bad, everyone with a 5-spd has had or will have this problem. It was an engineering mistake, they made the clearence of the differential bearing a bit too big and enough oil couldnt get between to lube it right, causing it to eventually wear out at around 90000-115000. the extra clearence was only like.007 or something, but its enough to make it crap out
01-07-2005, 12:12 AM
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about 3 weeks from the beginning of the problem to that wonderful day after only owning my car 3 months. The great part is when i bought it the clutch went, and i put a stage 1 in it..... but no one bothered to look/or told me those diffs were going, so i kissed that nice stage 1 goodbye, and had to buy another
01-07-2005, 12:49 AM
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Mines had the diff bearing problem for awhile already been driving it for a year and a half put like 20K on the tranny still driving on the same tranny car has 146K on it now if u can live with the noise they can last pretty long
01-07-2005, 04:21 PM
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so I might have as little as 3 weeks? then I better buy a tranny soon....problem is, there are no 2001 AE 5spd LSD trannies available on www.car-part.com....and I definitely want a LSD tranny...the I30LSD trannies are still not as strong as the 5th gen trannies I hear....so I guess it's not possible to get the best of both worlds right now...
what should I do since I am going to be running boost soon...just get a used I30 LSD tranny or get a 2000-01 5spd with open diff since there are no AE trannies available?
oblongshapes...my last tranny when the diff bearings went I never had this problem...and the tell tale sign was that I was leaking tranny fluid every so slowly...this time the ground is dry as a bone...and the sound is not getting any louder...has stayed the same since this tranny has been put in...
what should I do since I am going to be running boost soon...just get a used I30 LSD tranny or get a 2000-01 5spd with open diff since there are no AE trannies available?
oblongshapes...my last tranny when the diff bearings went I never had this problem...and the tell tale sign was that I was leaking tranny fluid every so slowly...this time the ground is dry as a bone...and the sound is not getting any louder...has stayed the same since this tranny has been put in...
01-07-2005, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by michaelnyden
so I might have as little as 3 weeks? then I better buy a tranny soon....problem is, there are no 2001 AE 5spd LSD trannies available on www.car-part.com....and I definitely want a LSD tranny...the I30LSD trannies are still not as strong as the 5th gen trannies I hear....so I guess it's not possible to get the best of both worlds right now...
what should I do since I am going to be running boost soon...just get a used I30 LSD tranny or get a 2000-01 5spd with open diff since there are no AE trannies available?
oblongshapes...my last tranny when the diff bearings went I never had this problem...and the tell tale sign was that I was leaking tranny fluid every so slowly...this time the ground is dry as a bone...and the sound is not getting any louder...has stayed the same since this tranny has been put in...
what should I do since I am going to be running boost soon...just get a used I30 LSD tranny or get a 2000-01 5spd with open diff since there are no AE trannies available?
oblongshapes...my last tranny when the diff bearings went I never had this problem...and the tell tale sign was that I was leaking tranny fluid every so slowly...this time the ground is dry as a bone...and the sound is not getting any louder...has stayed the same since this tranny has been put in...
01-08-2005, 08:07 AM
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I already have taken it to a shop...they have no clue...I was leaving them scratching their head....they said they would have to take out my tranny...to diagnose it...
yeah but if I remember right, the tranny Jay25 is selling includes the quaife LSD I believe...so he is asking a ton for the tranny...
there is one AE 2001 tranny really close to me in a junkyard, but the bellhousing on it is cracked...I could just slip it in mine or get a new bellhousing....but when I asked everyone their opinion here on the forums a few weeks ago...they told me to avoid that tranny at all costs, cause a blow to the bellhousing that is sufficient enough to crack it, is enough to cause internal damage....although it does come with a 3 month warranty...and it's really cheap....so I don't know what to do...even if I went to go look at it, I wouldn't really know what to be looking for....
yeah but if I remember right, the tranny Jay25 is selling includes the quaife LSD I believe...so he is asking a ton for the tranny...
there is one AE 2001 tranny really close to me in a junkyard, but the bellhousing on it is cracked...I could just slip it in mine or get a new bellhousing....but when I asked everyone their opinion here on the forums a few weeks ago...they told me to avoid that tranny at all costs, cause a blow to the bellhousing that is sufficient enough to crack it, is enough to cause internal damage....although it does come with a 3 month warranty...and it's really cheap....so I don't know what to do...even if I went to go look at it, I wouldn't really know what to be looking for....
01-09-2005, 03:26 PM
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Why not just rebuild yours? I had no choice when my bearings went...the tranny ate itself. You have a little advanced warning here...take it to a reputable shop and have it rebuilt.
That's my $00.02...don't spend it all in one place
That's my $00.02...don't spend it all in one place
01-09-2005, 04:04 PM
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cause I am done with these cheap feeling 4th gen trannies..and am wondering if a low mileage I30T LSD tranny (late model) would feel better....but I have a STS and I don't think they throw the shifter an inch back which is what I want....like the 5th gen's do...so I am basically trying to find a 5th gen tranny with an LSD for the best of both worlds (ie. stronger tranny, smoother feel, LSD (if I can find an '01 AE tranny)...
did the canadian maxima's in 2000-01 also all have LSD trannies? like the 4th gen's?
what would you guys vote since I can't seem to find any '01 AE trannies except for the one with the cracked bellhousing?
just get a 2000 5spd open diff?
or get an I30T LSD 5spd?
did the canadian maxima's in 2000-01 also all have LSD trannies? like the 4th gen's?
what would you guys vote since I can't seem to find any '01 AE trannies except for the one with the cracked bellhousing?
just get a 2000 5spd open diff?
or get an I30T LSD 5spd?
01-10-2005, 02:16 AM
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It is a modified stock LSD, goes for around $1000 from Stillen plus 350 core charge, I don't have time to get it installed so i'm selling it, i'll take $500 shipped if youre interested.
PM me with your e-mail address if you want pics of it.
PM me with your e-mail address if you want pics of it.
01-10-2005, 02:22 PM
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what trannies would this fit in? any 5spd 4th gen or 5th gen manual?
are 2000 and 2001 canadian maxima 5spd's all LSD? just like all the 4th gen canadian 5spd's?
are 2000 and 2001 canadian maxima 5spd's all LSD? just like all the 4th gen canadian 5spd's?
01-10-2005, 05:26 PM
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Buy a used tranny and save yourself time and $. Im double clutching 5th every time in my rebuilt tranny that cost 3k. Broke it twice in 400 hundred miles and took 6 months in and out of the shop cause the owner couldn't put it back together right ( long story). Just buy a used one for a couple 100 $'s, get a new flywheel and clutch ......
01-10-2005, 05:53 PM
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well...if I'm gonna spend the money and do this right the first time I might as well do it right....I basically want a 2001 AE 5spd tranny....to bad the only one left on car-part.com is one with a cracked bell housing....coincidentally, that tranny is kinda close to me....and comes with a 3 month warranty...however...if it has a cracked bell housing (quite an impact)....I would assume the internals took some damage as well...my other choice might be a canadian 5spd 2000 or 2001 tranny...if it turns out to be true that they have LSD's...
01-10-2005, 06:19 PM
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If you want to save some $$ you can drop the tranny yourself and most shops will open it up and look at it for free. If you have them do work, I'd suggest that you have them put it back in, though...otherwise they usually won't warantee it.
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