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Old 10-30-2002, 08:39 PM
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11 months, 18K miles and one busted tranny

Hey guys just wanted to let you all know that in the last few weeks my car has developed a 3rd gear grining problem. It started out only when down shifting from a higher gear but now even on a soft 2-3 shift I get a grind. I went to my local dealer and had some trouble at first about trying to get my tranny fixed(service guy said my car was fine ). But I spoke to the owner of the dealership and he said he would take care of me, infact he even test drove my car and identified the problem. So it looks like the tranny is gonna have to get pulled out and the 3rd gear syncro is in need of replacment. Well hopefully when the car is fixed 3rd gear wont be terribly notchy anymore.


Other then this my CD player broke and I snapped my cable shifter braket(ya I shift hard, lol). But all in all so far I have enjoyed my max a great deal and I intend to keep it for quite a while longer
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sorry to hear about this glad u got it under warranty.

so they will get u a new one? or rebuild?
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Old 10-30-2002, 08:53 PM
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Originally posted by [maxi-overdose]
sorry to hear about this glad u got it under warranty.

so they will get u a new one? or rebuild?

Word on the street s they will jsut install a new 3rd gear syncro cup I kinda wanna do it myself, lol..
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Word on the street s they will jsut install a new 3rd gear syncro cup I kinda wanna do it myself, lol..
i see.....did they say anything about ur mods? I would ask them if I can stay and watch the work. that would be fun~
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Originally posted by [maxi-overdose]


i see.....did they say anything about ur mods? I would ask them if I can stay and watch the work. that would be fun~
No questions about my mods. Me and the owner talk about my mods and my track times all the time
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Sorry about your tranny. Are you using Redline MT90?
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Sorry about your tranny. Are you using Redline MT90?
I am and I have heard some think it is to blame..
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Originally posted by emax95
I am and I have heard some think it is to blame..




If that were so, a lot of 3rd and 4th gen 5-speeds would be on the road.......




6-speeds are just not solid. At least early prodcution ones aren't.
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Re: 11 months, 18K miles and one busted tranny

Originally posted by emax95
Hey guys just wanted to let you all know that in the last few weeks my car has developed a 3rd gear grining problem. It started out only when down shifting from a higher gear but now even on a soft 2-3 shift I get a grind. I went to my local dealer and had some trouble at first about trying to get my tranny fixed(service guy said my car was fine . But I spoke to the owner of the dealership and he said he would take care of me, infact he even test drove my car and identified the problem. So it looks like the tranny is gonna have to get pulled out and the 3rd gear syncro is in need of replacment. Well hopefully when the car is fixed 3rd gear wont be terribly notchy anymore.


Other then this my CD player broke and I snapped my cable shifter braket(ya I shift hard, lol). But all in all so far I have enjoyed my max a great deal and I intend to keep it for quite a while longer
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Old 10-31-2002, 12:44 AM
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i used to have a 3rd gear grinding problem when i first got the car but with time it went away. but now 3rd gear grinds if im moving about 45 mph and try to downshift to third. always happens when i am pulling into my neighborhood. hope mine isnt on its way out. 8500 miles for me.
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