2nd gear crunch

[ike84]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

There are DIY tutorials out there. Not a difficult project, with your abilities you'll not have trouble doing it. Top tip - remove the side entry port before draining all your fluid and then finding out you can't open the fill port.



However, I'm not holding out positive results for you. You're headed down the same path I took. Changed the trans fluid and it didn't help. I had a 3-2 downshift crunch, but basically the same issue as a 1-2 upshift - 2nd gear synchro issue.



I shipped my trans off to AZ for a $2K repair - $1300 for parts and $600 labor. Then a pic arrived of the ring & pinion with a chunk missing from a tooth. Add another $2K. Then an examination of the 3 & 4 synchros added another $2K. Now I'm w/in a $1K of a $7K reman. Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching.



Hope you have better luck.

That's what I'm afraid of also. I have no reason to think that there will other problems other than to say that I'm sure there will be lol.

I was thinking about swapping in a used 6 speed. It seems that these are sturdier transmissions overall than the 01a 5 speeds. I think I would need new axles to go with it. I know the bolt pattern is different for the two, so I wonder if there are enough common holes that it will mount up.

Off to the forum archives I go...

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