KillNThrill24
Legend
Well I knew it was bound to happen eventually. The car has 150,706 on it, with 8 or 9 different owners (myself included). Driving to work today I noticed it was grinding going into 4th. Didn't think much of it, thought maybe I had dropped into 4th before getting the clutch totally engaged. So I left for lunch break, and it did the same thing. This time I had a feeling that I knew what was wrong. So I started dropping back into 3rd, then shifted back into 4th. Same thing, grinding. Then I popped in the clutch and went from 3rd to 4th (while rolling at about 45mph), and every single time, it grinded. I knew what the issue was right then and there but I continued to test different situations to rule other things out. While still rolling with the clutch popped in, I went from neutral to 4th. No problems. Then back to 3rd to 4th, grinding. Slow from 3rd to 4th, fairly easy.
I sent a message to my buddy who's been doing transmissions for probably longer than I've been alive and he confirmed it, bad syncros. I also told him about the other issues I have, where going into 5th it grinds every single time, and how I get locked out of reverse unless I go 1st - 5th - R. And even then it's not a guarantee thing. And also how it gets stuck IN reverse if you come to a stop. He told me something about the forks in it and.. Well I don't really remember lol but it was a bunch of transmission terms that I'd heard before.
Anyways he gave me a quick quote of about $650-700 to do a rebuild on it based off the info I had given him. That's of course dependent on what all is wrong with it. When I get some cash saved up I'll give him a call and we can go over everything and get an exact figure. He also told me I can opt to have the input shaft upgraded to handle mo powa so I can stay on this trans until I decide if I want to go auto or not. He's an incredibly intelligent individual with more knowledge and experience with these transmissions than anyone I know. He's also the only guy I know who has repaired t45source transmissions, but I won't get into that.
Now here's where the fun and games begin....... Do I pay the money and have the t45 rebuilt? Or do I dig deeper into the pockets of broke-ass-ness and t56 swap? He warned me that buying a used transmission is one of the worst things you could do because you simply do not know the condition of the transmission. But he gave me a used quote of anywhere from $1200-2000 respectably for a used t56, bell housing, and drive shaft. He also told me I'm looking at about $2400-3000 for a new t56. WHAT DO I DO? I love the t56, driven a few t56 cobra's, but I don't know if I want a manual or auto down the road so.... But the added gear in the t56 would be nice for highway cruising. I know my buddy's terminator cruises right around 2k, just slightly above maybe, at 80mph on 3.55's. You just can't beat that. What are some opinions here? It turned into a straight shit throwing fest on MMM Tech earlier...
I sent a message to my buddy who's been doing transmissions for probably longer than I've been alive and he confirmed it, bad syncros. I also told him about the other issues I have, where going into 5th it grinds every single time, and how I get locked out of reverse unless I go 1st - 5th - R. And even then it's not a guarantee thing. And also how it gets stuck IN reverse if you come to a stop. He told me something about the forks in it and.. Well I don't really remember lol but it was a bunch of transmission terms that I'd heard before.
Anyways he gave me a quick quote of about $650-700 to do a rebuild on it based off the info I had given him. That's of course dependent on what all is wrong with it. When I get some cash saved up I'll give him a call and we can go over everything and get an exact figure. He also told me I can opt to have the input shaft upgraded to handle mo powa so I can stay on this trans until I decide if I want to go auto or not. He's an incredibly intelligent individual with more knowledge and experience with these transmissions than anyone I know. He's also the only guy I know who has repaired t45source transmissions, but I won't get into that.
Now here's where the fun and games begin....... Do I pay the money and have the t45 rebuilt? Or do I dig deeper into the pockets of broke-ass-ness and t56 swap? He warned me that buying a used transmission is one of the worst things you could do because you simply do not know the condition of the transmission. But he gave me a used quote of anywhere from $1200-2000 respectably for a used t56, bell housing, and drive shaft. He also told me I'm looking at about $2400-3000 for a new t56. WHAT DO I DO? I love the t56, driven a few t56 cobra's, but I don't know if I want a manual or auto down the road so.... But the added gear in the t56 would be nice for highway cruising. I know my buddy's terminator cruises right around 2k, just slightly above maybe, at 80mph on 3.55's. You just can't beat that. What are some opinions here? It turned into a straight shit throwing fest on MMM Tech earlier...
