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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Been driving around my newly purchased 1998 z28. Going through the gears seem fine until you try and go into 3rd fast.No other gear grinds. The previous owner installed a new clutch. Is this just synchros?
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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Do you know what kind of clutch/MC setup the car has?
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 07:39 AM
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Try and shift into third gear at a real low RPM. At like 10mph or so, then lay it to the boards and see if it pops out of gear. If so, you need a trans rebuild.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 08:35 AM
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Mine does this 2-4. I can sit in the garage with the car idling and if I try to shift it into gear fast it will do that. I'm getting a new trans. I think the blocker rings are shot and that's what's causing it to grind. If I shift slow it goes in fine.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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The previous owner said just an oem clutch i doubt he knew what the hell he was talking about. So im goin to just have to tear into it and look for myself
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Good deal, let us know what you find.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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I had the same problems with mine. when driving under normal conditions it shifted fine with no grinding. When I would shift it fast it would grind every time. I had the whole car apart at my friends shop. New master cylinder, slave cylinder and tranny was pulled apart. We replaced 5-6 gear and synchros for 3rd. after getting it back together it still does it. My friend is confused and doesn't know why its still grinding. I also replaced clutch with a stage 2+ SPEC. It isn't working properly either even after bleeding it. SPEC talked about putting in an adjustable master cylinder but I just replaced the current one. Any more info will be helpful and I will start a new thread on this. Good luck with your tranny.
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