Big Problem In 4th!
02-11-2006, 02:41 AM
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Big Problem In 4th! One day I am driving home, and the highway in front of me is completely empty, so I decide to step on it just for fun. I go through ever gear perfectly, until I reach 4th gear. I shift into 4th at about 57-5800 rpms, just like I do for every other gear, but when I release the clutch, my car shakes violently and goes "bam bam bam". It feels like the rear end was extremely shocked. I push the clutch back in as fast as possible, and am scared to death. I slow down, and go through all my gears. Everything feels fine, even 4th feels normal. So I figured, maybe I did something stupid and didn't get 4th in all the way, so it shocked the rear and tried to pop out of gear.
I didn't get on it like that for quite a while, because it scared me, but tonight on my way home, a GT pulls up next to me wanting to go. I figure what the heck, I have been dying for a race. We go from about 55 or so. Again everything is fine, but when I shift into 4th it does the same thing again, and this time I made sure it was in 4th. The car shakes, it makes the banging noises, and I notice that my low traction light comes on. I push the clutch in quickly, and then release it. It still shakes and so on... So I slow down, and come to a stop at a light. The guy wants to go again from a stop. I think, okay, I'll go, and see if it does that dang thing again. This time when I shift to 4th, I shift at 5000 instead of right below redline. It shifts fine. No shaking or banging. I have no idea what is going on. It only shakes and bangs when I shift at redline, and only in 4th gear. To me it feels like the tires locked up or something. Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to be thorough. Please Help!!! Does anyone know what is going on?
Oh, I forgot to mention that I just recently put in a B&M Ripper 2-Piece Short Shifter. Never did it before the short shifter.
I didn't get on it like that for quite a while, because it scared me, but tonight on my way home, a GT pulls up next to me wanting to go. I figure what the heck, I have been dying for a race. We go from about 55 or so. Again everything is fine, but when I shift into 4th it does the same thing again, and this time I made sure it was in 4th. The car shakes, it makes the banging noises, and I notice that my low traction light comes on. I push the clutch in quickly, and then release it. It still shakes and so on... So I slow down, and come to a stop at a light. The guy wants to go again from a stop. I think, okay, I'll go, and see if it does that dang thing again. This time when I shift to 4th, I shift at 5000 instead of right below redline. It shifts fine. No shaking or banging. I have no idea what is going on. It only shakes and bangs when I shift at redline, and only in 4th gear. To me it feels like the tires locked up or something. Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to be thorough. Please Help!!! Does anyone know what is going on?
Oh, I forgot to mention that I just recently put in a B&M Ripper 2-Piece Short Shifter. Never did it before the short shifter.
02-11-2006, 08:38 AM
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You could try a easy way and put the stock shifter back in and then try it. I dont think it is the shifter but its a easy way of eliminating it.
02-11-2006, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Guy2626c
and you positive you shifted into 4th and didn't miss shift or something?
