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Good advice. Change the fluid and if that does not help, just skip 3rd for now. However, my 2nd gear syncro went out on my Mustang transmission (at 65K miles, of course after the warranty) and I skipped it for a couple of weeks but eventually something broke loose and really tore up the gears. Loud noises when trying to drive it. Ended up getting a new trans installed since it was cheaper than rebuilding it ($995). Now the original is a paperweight in my garage!
I changed the fluid in my auto and it made a big diff. I know we are talking man trans.
I don't think I like the change in gearing and am considering going back to stock fluid.......point being changing fluid is where I would start.
It could be burned up black fluid
Check on Redline's website and see if MTL is correct for your Nissan's transmission. It may help with the grinding. If you decide to DIY, sometimes the fill plug on a transmission is stuck, be sure to get the fill plug loose if not out before taking the drain plug out for obvious reasons.
Basically, do what you need to do to make the shifts without grinding - shift slowly, stay below 3000 RPM, and/or learn to "double clutch" (as the Brits call it "double declutch"). This is the only cheap work around.
When you need a clutch, if the condition of the rest of the car warrants it, you may want to spring for a rebuilt transmission. With the application of some common sense, your existing transola should last as long as what's left of what I guess is the original clutch.
This is my first manual transmission car. I have learned on my friends car before but I don't think I am going to mess around with shifting and not using the clutch
It's not that hard. Just ease into it some day.
I drove an 18 wheeler for 750,000 miles and after the first 100,000 or so never used the clutch except to stop and start. That's because 18 wheelers have 10 forward gears and none of them are synchronized. You either learn to shift them properly of flunk out of school.
At first, we all learned to double clutch, just like was explained. Then, we learned to "float the gears" as it is called. Up shift; down shift, the trucks are always kept in one gear or the other.
If you can't make yourself comfortable, I'd recommend you just get the transmission fixed. You can really chew things up by grinding gears.
I'd vote for double clutching when using 3rd gear. Years ago, I had a BMW that developed bad 2nd and 3rd gear synchros. I double clutched when shifting up and down through the gears till I was able to find a good replacement transmission to swap in. It wasn't the easiest thing to do in stop and go driving, but was remarkably quite rewarding.
That's because 18 wheelers have 10 forward gears and none of them are synchronized.
Aren't the teeth on the gears also cut on a more shallow angle than those of a passenger car, allowing easier shifting at the expense of more noise?
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