hmm clutch issue

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Viggy75
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alright back in octoberish i put a stage 3 clutch in my car with a light flywheel exedy clutch jwt flywheel... i babied it for about 5k miles and ive slowly been startin to launch it and shift it quick it shifts very smooth unless im racing shifting from 2nd to 3rd i usually shift between 7-7300 rpms i got the hr it redlines at 75 so i dont bring it to the top and shift and no matter how much i push the clutch down from an inch to almost to the floor it grinds goin into 3rd unless i wait a second and let it go bak down a few hundred rpms idk wat could be wrong any1 have any ideas? it grinds when i shift it fast at 7k rpms but it still goes in so idk wats up


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dasoupdude
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Looks like you syncros are worn bud

Viggy75
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ehhh how to fix? and can u explain that more to me? im not too sure on wat that exactly means lol

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Moved to technical
Viggy75 wrote:ehhh how to fix?
You repair the synchros or replace the transmission. You must be running the gearbox a little hard if you're having worn synchros so soon in an '08, how many miles are on the car?

How?

How much?

Viggy75
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30k miles and it only happens when im shifting over 7k from 2nd to 3rd and how do i repair synchros?

Viggy75
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30k miles and it only happens when im shifting over 7k from 2nd to 3rd and how do i repair synchros?


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