Grinding 5th

[Guero]

Well i noticed today when i shift into 5th it grinds not all the times sometimes. What could be wrong? Hopefully its the shifter.

 

[Blackened302]

hmm, if i grind, it's always 3rd. it doesn't happen when i take my going going into 3rd, though. might wanna try going into 5 slowly.

 

[Guero]

i forgot to mention that, if i go into it slowly it wont, but then i forget and i put it in normal or a little fast and it does grind.

 

[madams74]

Mine does the same and I have 99. It went away for a few months, now its is back. I have to ease it into 5th slowly.

 

[hurt]

What shifter are you guys using? When I replaced my trans a few months ago I threw in a mgw with it. After that mine grinds when going in fifth. Didn't before with stock shifter/trans.

 

[Guero]

stock shifter.

 

[super302]

i'm pretty sure 5th gear doesn't have a synchro (thats what somebody told me)
Mine did it for a while when i had my MGW in, now w/ the stocker it never grinds

 

[cmozez]

Mine does it also. I have a pro 5.0 but it was in for 2 years before the 5th gear grinding started. Does 5th have a syncro or not. I am going to have to pull my tranny to replace the TO bearing and was going to replace the syncro.

 

[super302]

no T5's or T45's had 5th gear or reverse synchros, the 3650s (01+) are fully synchro'd

 

[cmozez]

So what can cause the grinding? I have an adjustable clutch quad, can that be the problem? Is it the clutch ? I plan on replacing the clutch anyway but I am really confused now.

 

[OrangeMustangGt]

actually im sure that the t-5 in our cars has syncho's, i had replaced it when i did my rebuild. also, thats classic symptoms of a worn synchro. If it is, it will get worse, grind, then pop out of 5th eventually. Just be to be sure tho, check your clutch, make sure its dis-engauging al the way

 

[HISSIN50]

Cobra spec T5's have a blocker on Reverse. Others have reported seeing a blocker on reverse in other T5's - I think they might have had [aftermarket] HD WC T5's, which often incorporate aspects of the CObra and Z-spec box.

5th gear should have a synchro. You guys would know if you didnt. OD often uses a soft synchro though (like bronze, instead of fiber).

 

[super302]

oh, someone on SVTP told me they didn't have 5th gear synchro's.....bastards

 

[xr8d302]

This is all interesting, I've NEVER heard of a 5th gear grind....I've always just eased it into 5th for the simple fact that if I have to shift quickly to my last gear, I've already lost the race

 

[divit250r]

You might check the fluid level. My cousin replaced the 1-2 blocker ring and input bearing in his, but didn't get enough fluid in it. It ground 5th for a week or so before he filled it up, and now it does it every time.