5th gear clunk / grind - Honda Prelude Forum

ent3ri_3 · 10-14-2004, 09:04 AM

on the way to school today.. i was driving well in 5th gear.. then all of a sudden it starts grinding.. like.. a light grind..

i then downshift to 4th.. and proceed to 5th again.. and it continues to make that light grind..

again.. to 4th.. and to 5th.. do this a few times.. the grinding stops.. then all of a sudden while im in 5th.. it starts making a pretty loud clunk clunk clunk sound.. so i downshift to 4th again... and stay in 4th.. cuz.. i dont wanna further screw up my tranny.. stay on 4th on the highway.. .. 65 @ 4k rpm..

for another 3 minutes.. and make it to school...

now im all bummed that i might have to buy a new tranny....

does anyone know wahts wrong with the gears?

im thinking synchros.. but.. not really 100% sure... this is for a lsd m2b4 tranny..

how much are synchros anywyas.. and how much do you think they would cost to replace...

ludehawk · 10-14-2004, 10:23 AM

is this an M2B4?

hmm... maybe your 5th gear syncro broke... the actual syncro is cheap... replacing it is a PITA. My buddy does it on B series, so that is the only experience I have with trannies, sorry I can't help anymore