Notchy 3rd and 5th Gears Manual Transmission

Endgame · 11-29-2010, 06:37 PM

what do you mean by grind? sometimes mine will 'crunch' while going into gear, other times it seems to slide right in no problem...

Mandingo · 11-30-2010, 08:06 PM

Mine will crunch going into any gear but only occasionally. It happens both while shifting slowly and while going or the gold.

Also, it occasionally won't go into 1st gear after sitting at a light which is embarrassing. My last two cars did this too but less often (330Ci and Mazda3)

Master_Ly · 12-01-2010, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Endgame

what do you mean by grind? sometimes mine will 'crunch' while going into gear, other times it seems to slide right in no problem...

Maybe another way to describe it is like when someone drives a manual for the first time and they release the clutch prematurely before completely pushing the shifter into a new gear. It's not as bad as this, maybe like 25% of this kind of "bad," haha. I hope this helps.

UPDATE: My Z is almost at 15K miles and the tranny is still shifting smooth as silk.

Nismoracer · 12-03-2010, 12:56 PM

I don't have any grinding noises but going into 2nd and 3rd is a bit notchy. Going into 2nd it feels like the clutch is not disengaging all the way or something. I will double clutch and then its smooth. 3rd is just notchy period. Does this mean its early signs of a tranny problem?

Master_Ly · 12-07-2010, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismoracer

I don't have any grinding noises but going into 2nd and 3rd is a bit notchy. Going into 2nd it feels like the clutch is not disengaging all the way or something. I will double clutch and then its smooth. 3rd is just notchy period. Does this mean its early signs of a tranny problem?

For me, the issues were with the 3rd and 5th gear.

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11-29-2010, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 225	what do you mean by grind? sometimes mine will 'crunch' while going into gear, other times it seems to slide right in no problem...

11-30-2010, 08:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mandingo Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 625 Drives: '10 370z 6spd Rep Power: 3372	Mine will crunch going into any gear but only occasionally. It happens both while shifting slowly and while going or the gold. Also, it occasionally won't go into 1st gear after sitting at a light which is embarrassing. My last two cars did this too but less often (330Ci and Mazda3)

12-03-2010, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 16	I don't have any grinding noises but going into 2nd and 3rd is a bit notchy. Going into 2nd it feels like the clutch is not disengaging all the way or something. I will double clutch and then its smooth. 3rd is just notchy period. Does this mean its early signs of a tranny problem?