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nickaliss · 13 Mar 2006, 04:31 pm

I own a 98 chevy cavalier. Most of the time when I go to shift into 1st 2nd 3rd or 4th it is like i am locked out of that gear. 5th gear has no problem at all. When I finally get it to go into any of the other 4 gears there is a small crunching noise. I have no clue what the problem is.

honda head · 13 Mar 2006, 06:25 pm

check the tranny fluid, clutch fluid, clutch line, clutch master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder and see if your clutch is disengaging all the way... if any of these are not your problem then your synchros are f*cked

Sick srt-4 · 18 Mar 2006, 10:17 am

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Originally Posted by honda head

check the tranny fluid, clutch fluid, clutch line, clutch master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder and see if your clutch is disengaging all the way... if any of these are not your problem then your synchros are f*cked

Which is a typical problem in those trannies at high milage anyway.

r34drifter · 18 Mar 2006, 11:10 am

It's most likely the synchronizers, I'd say buy a new tranny because techs are rip offs and it woudn't be worth fixing it for a cavalier anyway :thumb:

nickaliss · 20 Mar 2006, 09:05 am

Hahaha...so true, Cavaliers (I'm a huge Chevy hater) are worthless. Also, my girlfriend posted that, hense the lack of all detail in the description, and the fact that it's not one of my cars. As a follow up, her mother brought it to the local Monro service center. Turns out 2nd was stripped, and somehow 5th was too...still trying to figure that out.

She's only had it for a couple thousand miles, so I'm going to blame it on the previous owner, and say I have a girlfriend who drives a 5 speed with some sort of proficiency. Though this leads to another techincal question: how do you get someone to realize that the throttle can be manipulated gradually during shifting, rather than jumping off it and then applying the clutch, creating an extremely jerky ride, which I'm sure is harder on the drive train.

Geesixty · 22 Mar 2006, 07:36 pm

i think i know why your cars acting this way.........first problem is....your driving a cavalier

Hahaha i dont know honestly...im just being a smartass, good luck though,

Nick

Boost3dSkyline · 22 Mar 2006, 07:41 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by honda head

check the tranny fluid, clutch fluid, clutch line, clutch master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder and see if your clutch is disengaging all the way... if any of these are not your problem then your synchros are f*cked

X2...the only thing i can think of is either grannyshifting

13 Mar 2006, 04:31 pm	#1 (permalink)
nickaliss Cool Tremekian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Near Rochester, NY Posts: 240 nickaliss's Gallery	shifting problems I own a 98 chevy cavalier. Most of the time when I go to shift into 1st 2nd 3rd or 4th it is like i am locked out of that gear. 5th gear has no problem at all. When I finally get it to go into any of the other 4 gears there is a small crunching noise. I have no clue what the problem is. __________________ Daily Driver - 1985 VW GTi 8v, totally stock minus the stereo and speakers. Project - 1986 Mustang LX convertable 3.8 with a 3-speed auto...a couple years later, we'll call it a 1990 GT convertable 5.0 5-speed with the following mods: lunati cam, 3.73 gears, 2.5 inch exhaust (minus cats, plus flowmasters and some headers), stock e7 heads with some porting and bigger valves (powerheads.com). Tubular GT40 intake, 24lb injectors, bigger MAF and TB. Roller rockers (1.6), under drive pulley kit.

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honda head Young Noob Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 92 honda head's Gallery	check the tranny fluid, clutch fluid, clutch line, clutch master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder and see if your clutch is disengaging all the way... if any of these are not your problem then your synchros are f*cked __________________ drag racing is for ricers

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r34drifter Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 5,122 r34drifter's Gallery	It's most likely the synchronizers, I'd say buy a new tranny because techs are rip offs and it woudn't be worth fixing it for a cavalier anyway :thumb: __________________ Like avatar? click this

20 Mar 2006, 09:05 am	#5 (permalink)
nickaliss Cool Tremekian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Near Rochester, NY Posts: 240 nickaliss's Gallery	Hahaha...so true, Cavaliers (I'm a huge Chevy hater) are worthless. Also, my girlfriend posted that, hense the lack of all detail in the description, and the fact that it's not one of my cars. As a follow up, her mother brought it to the local Monro service center. Turns out 2nd was stripped, and somehow 5th was too...still trying to figure that out. She's only had it for a couple thousand miles, so I'm going to blame it on the previous owner, and say I have a girlfriend who drives a 5 speed with some sort of proficiency. Though this leads to another techincal question: how do you get someone to realize that the throttle can be manipulated gradually during shifting, rather than jumping off it and then applying the clutch, creating an extremely jerky ride, which I'm sure is harder on the drive train. __________________ Daily Driver - 1985 VW GTi 8v, totally stock minus the stereo and speakers. Project - 1986 Mustang LX convertable 3.8 with a 3-speed auto...a couple years later, we'll call it a 1990 GT convertable 5.0 5-speed with the following mods: lunati cam, 3.73 gears, 2.5 inch exhaust (minus cats, plus flowmasters and some headers), stock e7 heads with some porting and bigger valves (powerheads.com). Tubular GT40 intake, 24lb injectors, bigger MAF and TB. Roller rockers (1.6), under drive pulley kit.

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