Ok so today we went on a cruise and while i was driving i go to shift into 4th and it grinds. thinking it was me that didnt shift right i down shift to 3rd then back to 4th making shur i put the cluch in all the way it still grinds to the point where i have to shift up to 5th but it only happens at high rpms anyone think it might be the syncros? or the cluch pressure plate i don't know this it the first car ive had to drive stick so im lost and don't know what it could be please help me out on this thanks.

 

From the way you described it... I would say most definitely synchros... my last evo did it on 3rd and a little on 4th... never knew how to fix it or where to buy synchros... so can't help you there :P Hopefully someone else can point you in the right direction. GL

 

Well I have a few questions .... How many miles on the car? This only happens in high rpms or 4-5 gears? And you said it's your 1st stick?

 

75k i changed the trans fluid maybe 3k miles ago. only when i go into 4th it grinds if i granny shift it will go in with minimal problem. yes first manual trans car previous was auto. yes i know how to shift i've taken it to the track once and did auto-x with it and i've had no problems till today.

 

shouldnt change trans fluid:], everyone i know that changed trans fluit something breaks a few thousand miles later, after that many miles all the dirt and whatnot in the tranny is actualyl holding everything together and making it work properly

 

i just went through this problem but with my 3rd gear. it used to grind a little a high rpm's, had the fluid changed and immediately it started grinding at anything over 3000 rpm. the synchros were screwed and luckily got replaced under warranty about 2 weeks ago. havent had an issue since.

 

defintely sounds likd the syncros...just had tranny replaced 3mnths ago due to same issue,,,cherped going into third. first at high rpms and then at normal driving. then other odd issues staring happening.

 

like what other issues? it doesnt happen when i go slow just fast it sucks how much was it to replace the tranny?

 

my tranny cost me 2260.00 cdn to have replaced. @ first just the chirp going into third and occasionally first and i starting having all kinds of trouble getting it out of first, damn near had to use two hands to pull it out. then a couple of days later went to go into reverse and it felt like a parking pin in an automatic had been slammed in causing tires to lock motor to slam around under hood.
generally would happen in first 3 or 4 feet of moving in reverse.

my tranny did cost me a little more to replace as i also had time for disassembly of old trannys,cleaning and hoist time while waiting for issurance adjuster as i was recently run into again(3 time in 11mnths and 1 tree fallen on it)thought it might have chipped a gear but to my discust..not one noticeable dammaged part other than syncros being rounded and the tranny guy asking me how i drove it @ 97000 kms, clutch comp gone and syncros were all shave to points...first owner of car drove **** out of it i quess, just found out after accidenet motor had been replaced under warr @32000 KMS 10000KMS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT.

tranny specialist up here say japanese can make there engines but it you want a long lasting tranny go with german.