04 5-speed RA trans question
My transmission makes a grinding noise (sounds like a lubricated grinding noise if that makes sense) it speeds up when you either rev the engine in neutral or in gear when driving and goes away after pushing in the clutch pedal. I changed the tob when I changed my clutch, so that's ruled out.
loool you're right though cos i don't think a TOB would sound that loud..but you know what the cool thing is that i just started doing? i can tweak the clutch pedal using my feet and the noise goes away COMPLETELY..like i can step on it a few times and get it to engage slowly while in NEUTRAL and the noise is totally gone...
you gotta see/hear/feel it to believe it
now i'm confused as to what the cause is..OH! and my 2nd doesn't grind so much anymore..it's a MIRACLE in-progress!!!
i'm so excited to do actual work on my RA
right now, i've been checking all the rubber components for cracks, corrosion, etc..sometime this weekend i'm gonna get my RA undercoated and i'm gonna treat some rust spots and touch up the paint..
i love how my RA has been holding up this whole time! she's a thing of beauty, i tell you..
but right now..she's a ROCK GRINDING BEAST
RA4LIFE
Last edited by rzrxn; Dec 10, 2012 at 10:38 AM.
My transmission makes a grinding noise (sounds like a lubricated grinding noise if that makes sense) it speeds up when you either rev the engine in neutral or in gear when driving and goes away after pushing in the clutch pedal. I changed the tob when I changed my clutch, so that's ruled out.
If that's the case, which it probably is, I'm not too impressed with the transmissions in these cars.. My dad bought the car brand new and babied it and I bought it from him and I've been good to it as well. I had an ae86 that I used to drift and I drove the **** out of that car for years and I never had a problem with the transmission and the funny thing is, the t50 in the ae86 is known to be somewhat weak... lol
I don't think our transmissions are that bad. Otter and now Smike has over 200k on their transmission. That car has seen its fair share of abuse on autocross courses. You have to remember that forums are only a small percentage of actual owners and sadly a lot of people only show up to gripe about problems when they appear.
I don't think our transmissions are that bad. Otter and now Smike has over 200k on their transmission. That car has seen its fair share of abuse on autocross courses. You have to remember that forums are only a small percentage of actual owners and sadly a lot of people only show up to gripe about problems when they appear.
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with the fodums the info goes around no how to take care of it tho...
wether it's thru a shop or diy work...wether it's lot of work or sumn minor...
so then the issue is fixed...(or u just live w/ it)...
wether it's thru a shop or diy work...wether it's lot of work or sumn minor...
so then the issue is fixed...(or u just live w/ it)...
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I'll take my RA over a Civic any day. I love the fact theres only a few of us on the road. Like Crans said, lots of common issues come up with every make of car. I feel we have really solid rides that came at a time Mitsubishi wanted to make a name for themselves in North America. They engineered pure value and awesomeness into the 04-06 RA's.
I'll take my RA over a Civic any day. I love the fact theres only a few of us on the road. Like Crans said, lots of common issues come up with every make of car. I feel we have really solid rides that came at a time Mitsubishi wanted to make a name for themselves in North America. They engineered pure value and awesomeness into the 04-06 RA's.
!!!woohoo!!!
I don't think our transmissions are that bad. Otter and now Smike has over 200k on their transmission. That car has seen its fair share of abuse on autocross courses. You have to remember that forums are only a small percentage of actual owners and sadly a lot of people only show up to gripe about problems when they appear.
I'll take my RA over a Civic any day. I love the fact theres only a few of us on the road. Like Crans said, lots of common issues come up with every make of car. I feel we have really solid rides that came at a time Mitsubishi wanted to make a name for themselves in North America. They engineered pure value and awesomeness into the 04-06 RA's.