[the_def_j]

Hey everybody, I'm new to the AFM site and I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance/direction. This morning on the way to work I dropped into 3rd gear to pass someone going 50 in the fast lane and that was fine, went back up to 5th with no problem then ( a few miles later ) I went back into 3rd and nothing. 4th gear worked but then on the way home I lost 4th gear as well so now all I have is 1st, 2nd, and 5th (not good).
I haven't done any tranny work since I swapped out an FMX with a B&M Street Strip C6 and I've never done a manual transmission swap. 15 K worth of Snap-On tools and I just don't have the time or another car to drive while I fix this (what a shame - I know).
Of course the warranty ran out about 10k miles ago and this is my primary/only vehicle so I've already scheduled an apointment at the local dealer (trust me I don't want to do this but I'm running out of time).
The dealer gave me a ballpark of 1000 to 1500 and I just want to make sure that I'm not getting hosed too bad.
Can someone tell me:
1.) what might be the problem (I'm thinking the synchro is pooched)
2.) the car has got ~50k miles, is there any other maintenance I should definitely do while the tranny is out since I have to pay for an R&R anyway?
3.) why this kind of crap always happens when I have no money - LOL

Thanks in advance.

[rj8806]

Originally Posted by the_def_j

Hey everybody, I'm new to the AFM site and I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance/direction. This morning on the way to work I dropped into 3rd gear to pass someone going 50 in the fast lane and that was fine, went back up to 5th with no problem then ( a few miles later ) I went back into 3rd and nothing. 4th gear worked but then on the way home I lost 4th gear as well so now all I have is 1st, 2nd, and 5th (not good).
I haven't done any tranny work since I swapped out an FMX with a B&M Street Strip C6 and I've never done a manual transmission swap. 15 K worth of Snap-On tools and I just don't have the time or another car to drive while I fix this (what a shame - I know).
Of course the warranty ran out about 10k miles ago and this is my primary/only vehicle so I've already scheduled an apointment at the local dealer (trust me I don't want to do this but I'm running out of time).
The dealer gave me a ballpark of 1000 to 1500 and I just want to make sure that I'm not getting hosed too bad.
Can someone tell me:
1.) what might be the problem (I'm thinking the synchro is pooched)
2.) the car has got ~50k miles, is there any other maintenance I should definitely do while the tranny is out since I have to pay for an R&R anyway?
3.) why this kind of crap always happens when I have no money - LOL

Thanks in advance.

Does it make any grinding noise or anything when you try to go back into 3rd or 4th? Does the shifter go into the gate and theres nothing there or will it not even go into the gate?


Richard