Hope this isn't in the wrong section.. but I need help as soon as possible.
I actually noticed it when I first bought the car more than a year ago. When I'd go from 1st to 2nd gear, I'd feel it sorta hesitate, then bounce it's way into 2nd. Note: The clutch is ALL the way in.
I brought it to Ford a couple months later and told them and they basically told me it was a common problem with Mustangs that was posted on their bulletin board and there was nothing they could do about it. I was pissed but they wouldn't budge an inch.
Throughout the year (it's more common when the weather is cold out), my second gear grinding (I feel it in the shifter) has just been getting worse and worse. The problem has now transitioned into 3rd and 4th gear as well. What sometimes happens is that I'll shift down, and it won't let me go past the halfway point (in the picture) between neutral and all the way into 2nd.
It'll almost rebound, or bounce up, several times before working its way all the way down.
If I shift too fast, it'll grind hard and I can hear it.
Sometimes it doesn't feel smooth going into the gear, and not clean... it feels like I'm moving my stickshift through glue, or syrup, or something thick.
Also, third and fourth gear are starting to feel the effect also, it just doesn't feel "clean" going in.
Here's my question. What should I do about this? Is it a synchro problem? Is there a synchro for every gear or is it just 1 part for all gears? and how much would it cost to replace this?
If you guys don't think it's the synchro, or have had this problem before, what can you guys suggest as a solution?
The grinding noise, is it coming from my rear end gears?
Would a short shifter help a little?
I'm really tired of having my gears acting up on me and I just want to fix this once and for all. I just hope it won't take that huge of a chunk out of my wallet.
I actually noticed it when I first bought the car more than a year ago. When I'd go from 1st to 2nd gear, I'd feel it sorta hesitate, then bounce it's way into 2nd. Note: The clutch is ALL the way in.
I brought it to Ford a couple months later and told them and they basically told me it was a common problem with Mustangs that was posted on their bulletin board and there was nothing they could do about it. I was pissed but they wouldn't budge an inch.
Throughout the year (it's more common when the weather is cold out), my second gear grinding (I feel it in the shifter) has just been getting worse and worse. The problem has now transitioned into 3rd and 4th gear as well. What sometimes happens is that I'll shift down, and it won't let me go past the halfway point (in the picture) between neutral and all the way into 2nd.
It'll almost rebound, or bounce up, several times before working its way all the way down.
If I shift too fast, it'll grind hard and I can hear it.
Sometimes it doesn't feel smooth going into the gear, and not clean... it feels like I'm moving my stickshift through glue, or syrup, or something thick.
Also, third and fourth gear are starting to feel the effect also, it just doesn't feel "clean" going in.
Here's my question. What should I do about this? Is it a synchro problem? Is there a synchro for every gear or is it just 1 part for all gears? and how much would it cost to replace this?
If you guys don't think it's the synchro, or have had this problem before, what can you guys suggest as a solution?
The grinding noise, is it coming from my rear end gears?
Would a short shifter help a little?
I'm really tired of having my gears acting up on me and I just want to fix this once and for all. I just hope it won't take that huge of a chunk out of my wallet.
