5th gear scratch (not a grind)

phunk · 08-05-2015, 12:57 PM

Mine has scratched 5th for years. Unless racing, I pause briefly before making the shift into 5th to avoid the scratch (which is slang for a really light grind, synchros starting to show wear).

JARblue · 08-05-2015, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

Mine has scratched 5th for years. Unless racing, I pause briefly before making the shift into 5th to avoid the scratch (which is slang for a really light grind, synchros starting to show wear).

This is exactly my experience. I noticed it as early as 20K miles. It's getting worse over the years despite my efforts to avoid the grind by slowing down that shift. I am scheduling a transmission replacement under warranty now at 70K miles.

08-05-2015, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
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