has anyone else with a 5 speed tranny had real bad grinding issues with 4th and 5th gear? my 4th gear grinds terribly goin into 4th gear and 5th gear, it grinds particularly bad when its warm, and when i downshift into 4th evn with revmatching and full clutch disengagement it grinds so bad! but when the tranny is cold it doesnt grind at all really. When its warm 4th always grinds, but 5th only grinds at high rpms. i need some advice please! thank you

 

What kind of miles and what kind of driving do you do?

I would wager that the trans is in need of a rebuild as most evo 8 transmissions have engagement issues whish was supposed to be corrected in the 9 trans.

Give TRE a call.

 

Yep, common problem on 03 and 04 evos. Yank the tranny out and freshen everything with recent part numbers. Synchros, synchro springs, maybe hubs, hub sliders, and also maybe your shift forks. The parts inside the trannies have been superceded a few times with better parts. So you should be good after a rebuild! Good luck with everything!

 

ill admit that its been driven hard, but its always had a small 4th and 5th gear problem at high rpms since i bought it n 05 with 24000 miles on it and now its only got 64000 miles on it. and the most recent 20000 miles has been when it started getn worse. i dont have any leaks that i can see at all.

 

bump

 

There is no way around it, You need a rebuild.

 

^ I also have a grind into 5th only at high rpms. No money to drop a new trans yet though, and the car runs fine, just have to baby 5th

 

how much do you think id spend on the parts and how hard is it to do the rebuild myself? or can i even do it myself? id like to if i can cause id have a much better understanding of transmissions.

 

03 evo 8 , 52000 miles on my tranny no issues whatsoever.

Put in some fresh tranny fluid and pray that alleviates your issues. If not tranny rebuild.

 

im doin that tuesday, i hope that alleviates the problem until i can either get a rebuild or find a 6 speed set up to swap in! thanx dude!

 

is there any type of filter in the transmission/ transfercase that needs to be changed when i do the fluid change?

 

nope, no filters.

check evomoto.com for the full "how to"

 

Man you don't want the 6 spd if you plan to do any hard driving they are more finicky than the GSR transmissions. And have tendencies to break 4th gear. There are alot of MR owners including myself that have the 5spds now because the 6spds destroyed itself. I would recommend removing your trans if you have the tools to do so and send it up to shep trans, or have someone else do it for you. You'll LOVE your transmission when you get it back!

 

how much does it cost to have them do what they do? and whats the shipping charge like?

 

i believe shipping is around 125 and trannys start at 895. Just check their website or email them