DanDombrowski
07-18-2007, 08:55 AM
Okay guys,
Some of you might remember when I lost the 2nd gear syncro in my 93 525i manual (getrag) transmission. I ordered a rebuilt unit from Vines auto and had it installed.
About 3-4,000 miles later, I'm starting to have problems with it. When the car is cold, I cannot get the car into 4th gear. I first started noticing the problem when shifting to 4th when cold, it would grind (a little at first, then over the next two weeks it got worse and worse).
So, I started testing different things. When its warm, it works probably 95% of the time, however, there have been occasions even when the trans was hot that it grinded and startled me. Now, heres the wierd part.
When its cold (and the condition is the worst), and I shift from 3rd to 4th, but DONT let out the clutch, the stick will wiggle a lot and wiggle its way back to neutral. I can do this 3-4 times in a row when the car is cold.
All other gears work fine. The transmission has a 1 year warranty, so I have the option of pulling it and sending it back (at the cost of about $4-500, thanks Vines), but if its a shift bushing or some other issue that someone has run into before, I'd like to know before hand.
Oh, and I changed the fluid too, from the original Redline MTL (new when trans installed) to new Redline MTL, and I made sure it was full.
Thanks a bunch guys!
Some of you might remember when I lost the 2nd gear syncro in my 93 525i manual (getrag) transmission. I ordered a rebuilt unit from Vines auto and had it installed.
About 3-4,000 miles later, I'm starting to have problems with it. When the car is cold, I cannot get the car into 4th gear. I first started noticing the problem when shifting to 4th when cold, it would grind (a little at first, then over the next two weeks it got worse and worse).
So, I started testing different things. When its warm, it works probably 95% of the time, however, there have been occasions even when the trans was hot that it grinded and startled me. Now, heres the wierd part.
When its cold (and the condition is the worst), and I shift from 3rd to 4th, but DONT let out the clutch, the stick will wiggle a lot and wiggle its way back to neutral. I can do this 3-4 times in a row when the car is cold.
All other gears work fine. The transmission has a 1 year warranty, so I have the option of pulling it and sending it back (at the cost of about $4-500, thanks Vines), but if its a shift bushing or some other issue that someone has run into before, I'd like to know before hand.
Oh, and I changed the fluid too, from the original Redline MTL (new when trans installed) to new Redline MTL, and I made sure it was full.
Thanks a bunch guys!