Grinding from 2nd to 3rd

i was wondering that. i get a grind 2nd to 3rd sometimes when absolutely belting my car... my car has an excust tho, 171,000 excuses plus being a gti its more than likely been driven hard a lot.

im sorta hoping it does... i can then take it all off and put a light weight flywheel in
 
Matt82 said:
i was wondering that. i get a grind 2nd to 3rd sometimes when absolutely belting my car... my car has an excust tho, 171,000 excuses plus being a gti its more than likely been driven hard a lot.

im sorta hoping it does... i can then take it all off and put a light weight flywheel in
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You got 171,000 miles on it!
If your thinking of upgrading it, you need it rebuilt first!
 
upgrading?

if the box goes, ill bin the box, get a 2nd hand lower mileage one (not going to be difficult) and whilst its all off put a lightweight flywheel on.

its got 171k miles on it, and i only get the grind between 2nd and 3rd if the car has been being thrashed for miles, i think its only happened twice anyway.
 
Katoom said:
Not just the box, the engine!
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Nothing wrong with 171k on an engine. I've seen engines rack up huge mileage, as in 300k. People these days see 100k as something huge, when it really isn't. :)

My car is at 129k, and it's loving every mile more I put on it. :D

InvG
 
InvaderGIR said:
Nothing wrong with 171k on an engine. I've seen engines rack up huge mileage, as in 300k. People these days see 100k as something huge, when it really isn't. :)

My car is at 129k, and it's loving every mile more I put on it. :D

InvG
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Agree, revs kill engines, not miles if well looked after. I just wouldn't put performance parts on an 'old' engine.
 
ford MT75 gearboxes have notoriously weak synchros on third, when my gearbox went it was third that had the most damage by a mile! my old 2l mondeo would grind into 3rd on very odd occasions, and even with my gearbox sorted, high rev really quick shifts into third still catch very slightly every now and then. Dangerous' ST220 did too iirc. and they all use (in slightly different variations) the MT75 gearbox that i assume the focus will use too.
 
Does having the synchro knackered do anything else to the gearbox, it doesn't sound pleasant so I expect it can do damage?
 
rG-tom said:
ford MT75 gearboxes have notoriously weak synchros on third, when my gearbox went it was third that had the most damage by a mile! my old 2l mondeo would grind into 3rd on very odd occasions, and even with my gearbox sorted, high rev really quick shifts into third still catch very slightly every now and then. Dangerous' ST220 did too iirc. and they all use (in slightly different variations) the MT75 gearbox that i assume the focus will use too.
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I have the IB5 box :)

spaz said:
Does having the synchro knackered do anything else to the gearbox, it doesn't sound pleasant so I expect it can do damage?
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Yea sounds bloody awful I cringe when it happens to my pride and joy :eek:
 
Its happened twice now, but this time i was reversing round a corner and 3 cars were waiting to get past me :o. Its engaged on the third attempt luckily.

To top it off later on i got searched and my vehicle searched for "loitering about" near Tesco self service pumps :mad:.
 
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