Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Transaxle 2nd gear grind

Do the fluid change and try to get used to a new parking/cold start up style. Park using your e-brake and leave the trans in Neutral. When you start up in the morning DON'T move the shifter and start then release the clutch. After a few moments tap tap the gas. What your doing is when the trans is in N with the clutch out the gears are spinning inside of the trans, they quit when you depress the clutch. The trans system is a splash feed so the lower gears splash trans fluid up to the top of the gears, by blipping the throttle it splash's fluid up to the gears then when you go into 2nd it has fluid on the gear versus metal to metal

welcome to my world too Except it's the 3rd gear for me. Been driving on it for awhile now, double-clutching into third as to not use the synchros. Still sucks. Makes a quick 0-60 real tough

I've just learned to live with the fact that I'll have to wait until I can afford to fix it, since it will be quite pricey and if I'm going to fix the tranny, I should replace the clutch and at least refinish the flywheel while I'm at it. But that's another $2000 away from reality for me right now

I don't know if yours is old enough to be a rod shift but Terry said he has a line up on BRAND NEW rod shift trannys for like $900, find someone like buckshot77 to swap it for way more reasonable then a dealership. Probably right though it would be $2000 with a new clutch and machined/new flywheel.

Thanks i will have to try it.

I will also give this a try tomorrow AM. I am tired of looking like a gear grinding ass in the morning.

just remember tap tap of the morning to you.

Mine is grinding just a bit in 3rd, seems like its if it isnt shifted perfectly . . .then again its about 6 degrees up here. Hope it's not a major problem like synchros or somethin.

I have tried taping it to 2k twice every morning since and no grind!!! Thanks I am glad it wasn't the trans.. (Eventhough I have extended warranty)Thanks for everyones help!!