92 eg ..crunches on 2nd to 3rd ?? help please

**4age8u** · 10-01-2009 04:26 PM

the gear crunches from 2nd to 3rd just happend this morning..i can still get into 3rd gear fine but theres a crunch..but from 4th to 3rd nothing...

what can it be?

easy fix?
new gearbox?

also can i still drive it like this...or will i make it worse

thank you!

92 eg4

**bennjamin** · 10-01-2009 04:29 PM

try changing your fluid to brand new MTF 06 from honda - 2.5 litres.

Then see if that helps.

**4age8u** · 10-01-2009 04:35 PM

ohk thanks ill give it a try..ill take it to a local mechanic for a quote on monday..

**4age8u** · 10-01-2009 04:38 PM

also anyone got any link for diy i wouldnt mind giving it a try

**bennjamin** · 10-01-2009 04:43 PM

if ya in sydney come to my place hand me $20 and ill do it in 2 minutes

Or , follow my DIY to do teh same thing -

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58596

**4age8u** · 10-01-2009 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by bennjamin

if ya in sydney come to my place hand me $20 and ill do it in 2 minutes

Or , follow my DIY to do teh same thing -

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58596

grr!! im in brisbane if you were here ill even give ya 50 lol..thanks mate plus rep point

**55EXX** · 10-01-2009 07:43 PM

and add a nulon g70. miracle stuff that. my eg was the same. mtf change and g70. was a dream after that besides the whole getting it into reverse thing. only the 1st creep forward then reverse trick can help that.

**rebound** · 11-01-2009 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by 4age8u

the gear crunches from 2nd to 3rd just happend this morning..i can still get into 3rd gear fine but theres a crunch..but from 4th to 3rd nothing...

what can it be?

easy fix?
new gearbox?

also can i still drive it like this...or will i make it worse

thank you!

92 eg4

Could be a synchro issue. My car does the same thing from 2nd to 3rd, but no crunch from 4th to 3rd and I have been told it is a synchro issue from my mechanic.

It's still driveable, but it would be best to try and get it sorted out asap.

**damienm** · 11-01-2009 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by rebound

Could be a synchro issue. My car does the same thing from 2nd to 3rd, but no crunch from 4th to 3rd and I have been told it is a synchro issue from my mechanic.

It's still driveable, but it would be best to try and get it sorted out asap.

my eg 94 does exactly the same thing and i was also told that the synchros were worn

**4age8u** · 11-01-2009 06:37 PM

so no easy fix just gota live with it?..it doesnt really bother me as it sounds like a tough crunchy bov lmao... just dont wna damage the whole gearbox and make it worse?

**rebound** · 11-01-2009 08:13 PM

Basically you need to recondition your gearbox, or get a new gearbox that is in working order.

In my Subaru I had my 1st gear reconditioned and it cost $800 to do (covered by warranty) so it's not cheap to do.

With my current gearbox though if I granny shift then theres no crunching, only when i try and shift a little too quickly. So try and shift a little slower and that should get rid of the crunching.

I'd try to avoid as much crunching as possible though if you're going to keep it like that