syncros going poopy?

TxCobrA98 · Apr 24, 2008

hey guys, well as everyone knows, or most know, my cobra ive been driving for two years now is my first car and first stick ive ever driven...

ive had the feeling that my syncros were going back in my tranny but im not sure because I dont know what bad syncros feel like. i can still shift and get into gear with no grinding but its very notchy when i shift. it also seems to take longer to shift into second, third, and fourth under normal driving.

can anyone describe to me a few symptoms of bad syncros? i dont know really what to tell you guys cause i dont know much about it. im trying to figure this out now because the motor will be out soon and would make the perfect opportunity to get it rebuilt if needed.

thanks ladies. :thumb:

AaRoN · Apr 24, 2008

That "notchiness" may just be your STS. If you have trouble or grind going into a gear, then your synchros are getting or are bad.

TxCobrA98 · Apr 25, 2008

hmm...... iono.

maybe ill have my tuner driver it and see what he thinks. its grinded a total of like 3 times going into 5th with the clutch fully out but it hasn't done that in months. also, sometimes when im at a stop light in neutral, i can try and go into first and its like totally blocked off.. just like how you have to go into a forward gear to get into reverse because reverse is blocked off.... it happens rarely but it does happen.

realitygt · Apr 25, 2008

same thing happens to me.

but mine makes a nasty grinding noise if I start out at too low of an rpm.

Goldmember · Apr 25, 2008

Mine occasionally grinds into Fifth as well. If the trans is cold and I speed-shift into 2nd or 3rd I get that KKKKZZZZSSSHHHT we all hate to hear. Therefore I just let it warm up... I get a ton of noise through my pro 5.0, the Rock Crusher handle amplifies it... Always just a little vibration through the shifter too.

I think Aaron's got it, but let me ask- have you changed the trans fluid at all? Even some fresh fluid can help.

TX I have that problem with First as well, especially since I tend to leave it in Neutral when sitting stopped. Sometimes I have to put it into Second then shove it into First.

AaRoN · Apr 25, 2008

I get that "1st gear block" sometimes too.

realitygt · Apr 25, 2008

thank you: t45

TxCobrA98 · Apr 25, 2008

yeah the tranny has royal purple fluid in it that went in last summer i think.

i guess everythings fine, just shifting under normal conditions seems to take longer and seems "notchier" if thats the right word..

AaRoN · Apr 25, 2008

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yeah the tranny has royal purple fluid in it that went in last summer i think.

i guess everythings fine, just shifting under normal conditions seems to take longer and seems "notchier" if thats the right word..

I know what you mean. My Steeda is really notchy.

TxCobrA98 · Apr 25, 2008

yeah.. maybe my head is just playing games with me, idk..

my triax didn't seem to be as bad when i first got it but it may have been... idk, i hate my car sometimes, it messes with my mind. i feel something new and then idk if its always done it or not. :rollinglaugh:

AaRoN · Apr 25, 2008

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yeah.. maybe my head is just playing games with me, idk..

my triax didn't seem to be as bad when i first got it but it may have been... idk, i hate my car sometimes, it messes with my mind. i feel something new and then idk if its always done it or not. :rollinglaugh:

Paranoia

When I first got my Tri Ax it was awesome. Then after awhile it seemed like it got notchy but it was just me getting used to it.

TxCobrA98 · Apr 25, 2008

aight coo thanks A+

AaRoN · Apr 25, 2008

NP T-dawg :thumb:

MeanGrn Gt · Apr 25, 2008

ur synchros r fine. youll know when they are going bad. come drive meangrn and u will see, damn t5 :crying:

TxCobrA98 · Apr 25, 2008

haha.. i may have to just so i know what it feels like! :rollinglaugh:

thanks guys. i think you guys are right that its not the syncrooooossssss. :thumb:

realitygt · Apr 25, 2008

anyone know how to do that thing where you shift gears without using the clutch. you just rev match and slowly push it in? I can't get it!! I've only been able to do it once. but I had my friend drive my car today and he did it in every gear. I'm so jealous.

MeanGrn Gt · Apr 25, 2008

haha ya come up to sd. its not too far from tx is it? lol

all i can say is that t5's suck

Goldmember · Apr 25, 2008

realitygt said:
anyone know how to do that thing where you shift gears without using the clutch. you just rev match and slowly push it in? I can't get it!! I've only been able to do it once. but I had my friend drive my car today and he did it in every gear. I'm so jealous.

It takes a while to master but it's a piece of cake once you do... I'll generally leave just the slightest bit of pressure on the shifter- if you rev match correctly, you can just slide 'er right into gear. If you don't... LOL

realitygt · Apr 25, 2008

Goldmember said:
realitygt said:

anyone know how to do that thing where you shift gears without using the clutch. you just rev match and slowly push it in? I can't get it!! I've only been able to do it once. but I had my friend drive my car today and he did it in every gear. I'm so jealous.

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It takes a while to master but it's a piece of cake once you do... I'll generally leave just the slightest bit of pressure on the shifter- if you rev match correctly, you can just slide 'er right into gear. If you don't... LOL

grind city lol. i almost don't want to practice on my own tranny cause i don't want to grind. but my tranny already makes grinding noises when it bogs. but i don't want it to get worse.

danielson631 · Feb 2, 2010

realitygt said:
anyone know how to do that thing where you shift gears without using the clutch. you just rev match and slowly push it in? I can't get it!! I've only been able to do it once. but I had my friend drive my car today and he did it in every gear. I'm so jealous.

haha i use to do that with my 1995 v6 mustang. i use to get it perfect everytime. i cant do that with the cobra though, i actually never tried but it just doesnt feel like it would do it, and i dont want to breeak anything so im not going to try haha.

AaRoN said:
I get that "1st gear block" sometimes too.

i get this also, but while shifting into third gear. rarely first. its very frustrating sometimes. today i installed a tri-ax and its obviously wayyy better then the stock one. i was hoping it would make the "blocking" go away, but when i found out it didnt i was pretty dissappointed. still love the shifter though

so can anyone answer why exactly does this happen?