Down shiffting from 6 to 5?

[sb]

There is other reports of the 5th gear issue on the forum.

Check this thread out: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...5th+gear+grind

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by UMB FR-S

it was joke .... a funny one unfortunately it was lost on you haha

He must have check out in between posts.

[Vincenttam]

I've down shifted from 6th to 5th going 70mph and going 50mph. Nothing here =/

[JRP]

Originally Posted by monkeyslide17

Hello you guys new and first time post.

Is anyone having any type of problems when down shifting from 6 to 5? every time I down shift, it grinds. So far I have just said screw it and just gone from 6 to 4, but of course not over reving. can anyone chime in on this.

Thoughts, words. Thanks

I have this same problem with the tranny cold or warm, and about 50 seems to be the magic number. Above 50 and it grinds and below it seems to be fine. The dealer is in the process or ordering a new tranny for my car, unless of course they find a reason that this problem is my fault.

[G.I.Choe]

Originally Posted by monkeyslide17

Hello you guys new and first time post.

Is anyone having any type of problems when down shifting from 6 to 5? every time I down shift, it grinds. So far I have just said screw it and just gone from 6 to 4, but of course not over reving. can anyone chime in on this.

Thoughts, words. Thanks

Yep. Had this exact problem, even when rev matching and making sure I was doing it when going under 65 mph. Toyota eventually ended up replacing my entire transmission, and it's been going strong for five months.

[J_kennington]

Originally Posted by billwot

I taught 3 teenage daughters and a 40 y.o. wife to drive manual trannies...1 in a Midget, 2 in 914s, and my wife in a Fiat Strada. Never broke anything.

It would really be almost impossible to actually break or even seriously damage a modern synchro manual gearbox, or any other part of the drivetrain.

Over the years, I have BADLY abused some vehicles, and the worst I ever did was snap a U-joint.

No clutches, throw out bearings, or anything?

As for the bolded section, I just can't believe that statement. I've personally destroyed synchros in 2 transmissions now. And don't even want to talk about clutches and TOBs.

[SkAsphalt]

^ You suck at driving or have engines that are too powerful for their transmissions....

I know saying "you suck" is harsh but I have owned 3 manuals, drove them all hard, all of them were running fine when I sold them off.

My family has had a few manual family cars, 4 kids learnt how to drive standard on them, they were shared, abused, etc etc. None of them had transmission issues. Ford, Hyundai, Toyota, etc,.

[Hot Lava]

Originally Posted by monkeyslide17

Toke back to toyota

Glad your problem got resolved but um..... don't think that's legal in Georgia yet.