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Old 05-28-2003, 08:46 PM
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well it finally happened, the 5th and reverse dont work anymomre. i was racing a SC m3 and after the

race i coulnt get in in 5th i tried again and it went in but wasnt smooth. then raced again and this time

i couldnt get into 5th at all. went to dunkin donuts after it was time to leave i realized that revere doesnt work either . i still beat the m3 , but i guess i will be needing a new tranyn or rebuild this one.
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sucks





i hear KDR trannys are pretty good. Cant confirm it though
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Old 05-28-2003, 10:32 PM
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Ouch. Do you have an engine torque brace? After I raced FDOkinawa's rx-7 and blew my tranny, I fab'd an engine torque brace onto my engine and have had NO problems with shifting after that.
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ouch! that sucks!
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my tranny is having the same problem......... my quick fix is just step on the clutch for a second and let go of the gas..... then slowly push it into 5th..... it will grind a little but at least it goes in
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you wanna buy my spare tranny and rebuild it ?
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damn i would love to have a spare tranny, my first to second gear syncro (sp?) sucks
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well i have one spare that is broken and taken apart @ jr's rotary....
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Originally Posted by kahren' date='May 28 2003, 05:46 PM
well it finally happened, the 5th and reverse dont work anymomre. i was racing a SC m3 and after the

race i coulnt get in in 5th i tried again and it went in but wasnt smooth. then raced again and this time

i couldnt get into 5th at all. went to dunkin donuts after it was time to leave i realized that revere doesnt work either . i still beat the m3 , but i guess i will be needing a new tranyn or rebuild this one.
Must be all that low end power! You guys race from idle? J/K. I had this problem. And since have rebuilt it 4 times and its still not 100%. Everyone from Malloy Mazda to KDR have rebuilt it. FD trannies. Just as bad as Old Borg Warner T-5's. I would suggest buying a new one. The price is just a bit more than a full rebuild. Good luck.
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Old 05-31-2003, 10:49 PM
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didnt think new ones were even available...

care to share the source..
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