well....3 of us went out to have some fun in the snow covered roads and after the fun, I end up with a failed 2nd-to-3rd syncro. Grinds anywhere shifting above 3k going into 3rd from 2nd and pulls out of 3rd to 4th with a not-so-good feel. NOW! I probably want to get this finished and fixed by spring or when there's no more snow. I have thought of solutions. I'm thinking about saving for a RA gearset and the 2nd to 3rd gear syncro and/or 3rd to 4th syncro. NOW Should I throw in a CUSCO tarmac gear (center diff) as well (because mine is making noises unless it's coming from the un-shimmed rear diff)? OR just get a 2nd-to-3rd and 3rd-to-4th syncro and reshim the rear diff and save a lot of $$ for the STi 6spd? OR take apart an older Legacy 5spd tranny and take that syncro and gears out to a custom ratio'ed gear box? I think I need the dials with guages so I can check the shimmings and stuff like that. AND I NEED SHIMS so I can adjust the shims....lol *my gosh I'm getting myself into lots of mechanical failer..*
Sorry to hear of that, Mr. Fuji. You know who to talk to buy a used MY99 RS tranny. You just need to say "I."
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kickin_81 You know who to talk to buy a used MY99 RS tranny. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Yeah, right here Wait, do you have a spare sitting around?
The junkyard tranny I swaped into my wagon was pretty thrashed. Syncro for 3rd is shot... if I dont hit it at the sweet spot and match revs it's a real dog to get into 3rd. The other syncros are almost shot and the shifter is sloppy [xx(] You get used to it and hit it right As long as the gear works you are good to go right?
That sux. I heard it whinning the other day. Its good you let me drove it before you f-it up. I guess no suspension for you and no tires? RA gears and u'll be fine for now. Hmm... I think you need a new tranny... and Rear Diff...
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tbone to much things to buy but no doh for it <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Thats why I got an old subaru
Not to split the tread but... what is everyones take on doing the cryogenic process on the syncros and gears. I have a sneaking suspicion that all the downshifting to 1st is going to screw 1st gear in my car.
Cryo treating any metal makes the metal a lot harder and raises its yield stress. If gears see a lot of pounding abuse, it seems like a natural descision to get them cryo treated, IMO.
I'm totally with the cryo treatment. I would do that to my gears if I had the chance. The RA gearset from RalliSpec come cryo treated, they can handle a bunch of HP, IMO.