Just called the dealer and theyre gona look at it on monday, and if they duplicate the problem they'll fix it under warranty, they know 5th gear grind is a common problem for Evos

 

I'm gonna call up my dealership back home and see what they can do, i'm sure they'll fix it for me. They ordered me 2 new calipers becase they started to peel before they even looked at the actual calipers

 

Got great news !!!!!!!!!! I was driving home tonight from work and i was on I-4, i was trying to duplicate the problem so i could know exactly where the grinding is so i could show the dealer. After a few attempts, it would go in perfect with no grinding at all. I tried it at 5k,6k and 7200k and it went in fine. The weird thing also is that b4, my tranny felt soooo notchy and now is gone!! It feels as smooth as when i switched to penzoil in my 03, this is so weird. What do you guys think? Is it maybe the syncro was not alligned? What could this be? Im so happy that i dont have to take the car anymore

 

Awesom. somesting similar happened in my 03' wrx. i took it to the dealer and it would not duplicate the problem, and shifted great until i sold it.

 

Well i hope is stays like this and doenst grind anymore

 

ill have to check tomorrow if i have that grind.

 

I tried to duplicate the problem again today and it didnt grind!! This is so weird that it went awaty just like that. Anyone have any ideas why?

 

so when you got rid of your 5th gear rind that also got rid of the crunch going into 2nd and 3rd? mine is starting to get worse i think. still dont know if mine grinds 5th above 5k rpm's or not, but the 2nd and 3rd gear grunch is getting so bad its starting to feel like this beat up old escort i've been driving up at work.

 

Yea it got ride of the notchiness and everything. It feels almost perfect smooth. I dont know exactly why this happened. I once again tried to duplicate the problem going into 5th and it went in fine. Hope it stays like this..(Knock on wood)

 

Transmissions don't fix themselves and syncros don't get misaligned, so my guess is that the clutch wasn't disengaging all the way. Check the fluid level in the clutch master cylinder. Does the clutch pedal feel any different? Did anyone happen to adjust the clutch? If so, that was it (common issue on the EVO). The only other thought was maybe difference in temperature. I have heard issues with different transmission oils causing sluggish shifting when cold. I am no expert on oil though. Whatever the case, I am glad it's now working for you.

 

Thank you for letting him know the facts and people across america. People dont read up on things before they post them thats the problem. ACT MAN thanks

 

that grind will come back.
I am experiencing the same thing on my 5th. It started after 900 miles on it.

 

5th gear syncro problems have been an issue since 03's, this is NOT something new. I posted bc this is an 05 and this issue was supposed to be corrected for this year.

 

The grind has not come back at all, what rpms are you shifting at when you experience the grind? Are you shifting fast into 5th? I think John from TRE mentioned that shifting too fast will cause the grinding. I gave that a try and i have not grinded since then. Im gona remove the restrictor and adjust the clutch pedal also

 

pm sent i dont even want to talk out here.