Ya, so lately as i shift into third gear my gears grind, it only happens when i drive somewhat aggressively. and the clutch is all the way down so its not a mistake on my part. but i feel like im doing more and more damage every time i shift into third. it even happens when i drive normally sometimes. cars a 5sp with 65k miles. what can be wrong!!!


And another concern i have is my car squeaks when launching, or pushing the clutch down on slow rolls. almost like bolts are loose (that cant bee good) any other causes?

thanks guys

 

Read this thread and the links posted near the bottom too. http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...nsmission.html

 

i have a similar problem with my 6 speed.. only when i'm driving aggressively, sometimes the stick just WONT go into third, and i have to try 2 or 3 times before it actually goes in.. this has happened at the track and f'd up my times!
im gonna swap out my fluid soon, but i doubt if it will help

 

very common on us 6 spd guys.. sucks lol... im going to do fluid and bushings before the summer hits.. but doubt it will help much

 

So what can the problem be? If a fluid change won’t help, then there’s a problem with the transmission? What needs to be fixed? It just feels like I’m reducing the life of third gear and eventually won’t have a third gear.

 

he said his car is a 5spd, i thought the 5spds had no problems? my 6spd is just fine

 

Try changing fluids maybe. Redline MT-90

 

my problem just started recently actually.. at first i thought i was missing the gear through driver error, but then i later realized that i was missing the gear because the stick just wasnt going in.. and yeah, the OP does have a 5 speed, so it may not be the same problem that is common to 6 speed transmissions

 

squeaking while pressing the clutch down is a throw out bearing. if it makes noise while clutch all the way down it could also be a pilot bushing. they both are usually replaced in a proper clutch job. now as for grinding make sure you have GL-4 fluid. If you have gl5 fluid it will make problem a lot worse. Cheapest thing to try is some MT90 fluid from redline. sometimes it fixes it almost miraculosly. get 4 liters of that and you can do it yourself.

 

Yup, what NisTech said, but I think they sell by quarts so you need to buy 5 qts for your 4.5 qts in the tranny.

 

I also have "the grind" but mines going into 2nd (I have a 5spd also), and have been considering the MT90 fluid change. Where can Redline be found? I'd like to change the fluid in both my cars, my other car is a '97 Altima 5spd.