my ss will NOT take 5th gear at all... if you try it will only grind, and if you try to go straight down to 6th it will grind just a little, but takes the gear... now, if you go from 4th, into neutral possision, let off the clutch, let the rpms drop to idle, then push the clutch and just go into 6th, it dosent grind... this is how i have to drive....IT SUCKS! ive had someone tell me that it was the 5th to 6th syncro assy. does this sound right?

LITTLE HELP!

 

Yep sounds like the syncro.. thats what mine was doing till i ahd them replaced

JR

 

its your syncros.on its way out.

 

Syncro

 

And if you keep driving like that, you will end up needing a new 5th or 6th gear also. I bought a used tranny from someone that had a broken 3-4 shift fork and a worn out 5th gear syncro and they kept driving it. Well it ate all the clutch teeth off of 3rd gear and 5th. SO get it fixed soon, or it will cost you alot more.

 

Yep
if you stop now and fix it
I will be 155 buck in parts
It you keep driving it that price goes up
100 bucks for synchro assmebly and about that each for 5th and 6th gear.

 

Mrplow and Bugs are correct. I'm guilty of driving past the $155 fix until I needed all synchros and 5th gear. I'd drop the trans and get it to a shop before the repair bill get's any higher.

 

hurry-up and get the bugga fix before you do more damage.

 

Last one I did which had that problem in 5/6 just needed fork pads. Synchro was fine; just a bit worn but within acceptable wear.

Diagnosis with the trans. apart is important.

-Matthew

 

thanks guys!
do you do transmissions jmd?

 

Man, where are you getting your prices because I must have been jipped LOL. Gears and syncro hubs are about actually $150 a piece. I just put a new 5th gear 3-4 and 5-6 syncro assembly 1-2 and 3-4 fork and it was a total of about $550 shipped.

 

Where are you Buying your parts
You need to check out www.thegearbox.org
Thats the only place I buy my tranny parts.
Tom

 

matter of fact, yeah I did some T56's in Albuquerque. I now live in Phoenix.