How often do you guys grind gears accidentally?
05-15-2005, 06:24 PM
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I had a grind going from 2nd to 3rd. I thought I was the problem at first but the gears just never seemed to line up there. I took it to the dealer and they installed a new tranny, clutch, and clutch linkage all under warranty.
05-16-2005, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by sp1derm00
heh... looks like most of u are talking about problems w/ the tranny, im just wondering about how often you "accidentally" grind... like when u dont press down on the clutch enough and tr yto shift into gear...
anyways... how bad is this for the car? hahah... this happening ONCE to my car seems so bad to me, i think its just cuz grinding sounds so nasty.
anyways... how bad is this for the car? hahah... this happening ONCE to my car seems so bad to me, i think its just cuz grinding sounds so nasty.
05-16-2005, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sp1derm00
no ones answered my question =[
after all this time haha
how bad is the grinding for ur tranny? :X
after all this time haha
how bad is the grinding for ur tranny? :X
05-17-2005, 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by sp1derm00
heh... looks like most of u are talking about problems w/ the tranny, im just wondering about how often you "accidentally" grind... like when u dont press down on the clutch enough and tr yto shift into gear...
05-17-2005, 04:22 AM
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i grinded the gears twice takeing my bro to school. first time ive grinded in i dont know how long. first grind was a 4th to 5th. (my weakest shift.) and the second grind was very little almost not even a grind plus i forgot which gears it was. but any way i was driving faster than i could...made a record time for intraffic drive. and shorted a 15min drive down to 7mins.
edit: have done a very high five minute one once in absolut no traffic. but i dont plan on driving like that again.
edit: have done a very high five minute one once in absolut no traffic. but i dont plan on driving like that again.
05-13-2007, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rolling
i grind about once a week, various gears, sometimes i just dont pust the clutch all the way in (many times i dont even use it)
both times I was wearing a certain type of high heel that I have to adjust my seat for and I had forgotten. 
05-13-2007, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by redsoxfan184524
lol....im going to get a new car tomorrow (maybe) and my friend at a dealership is teaching me to drive a manual in a new 07 civic SI
05-13-2007, 03:04 PM
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i grind about once every 3 months or so my fault sometimes ill go from 3rd to fifth and thats the last itme i grinded let out the clutch before it was fully in gear.
05-13-2007, 03:34 PM
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grinding a gear occasionally is not going to have much of anything to do with your tranny failing... the dog teeth are pretty durable... it's the synchros that suck(which is what can cause the grind in the first place)... it sounds a lot worse than it really is
05-13-2007, 04:14 PM
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once wen i was doing 55 in a 45. i get to the red light and a cop pulls up next to me. didnt know he was behind me! i was nervouse so wen the light turnd green i went and ground 2nd hooribly lol