[Z06] Cooked my trans
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Instructor
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From: machesney park IL
Cooked my trans
Was starting to notice a little grind in 3rd. Didnt think to much of it the Z was pretty new to me. Maybe i was clutching a little late doing something wrong. Well no that wasnt the case. Clutch wont ingage or disingage in any way I would feel safe driving it. Guess I'm done till spring
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From: Lewistown MT
Was starting to notice a little grind in 3rd. Didnt think to much of it the Z was pretty new to me. Maybe i was clutching a little late doing something wrong. Well no that wasnt the case. Clutch wont ingage or disingage in any way I would feel safe driving it. Guess I'm done till spring
Pro
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From: MO
10-4 on that. My trans lasted 15,000 VERY easy miles and that is exactly what happened, the 3-4 syncro locked the trans in 4th and the car had to be rollbacked to the dealer. Extended warranty repair but now when I hammer on it, that's always in the back of my mind.
Anybody see the latest issue of Vette and the C6 when they were gonna photograph a burnout and the rear end exploded and trashed the mainshaft of the tranny too? What are they making these things out of???
Anybody see the latest issue of Vette and the C6 when they were gonna photograph a burnout and the rear end exploded and trashed the mainshaft of the tranny too? What are they making these things out of???
4th Gear
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I have the same problem with my '01 Z. Any direction for where to have this fixed...ie. dealer maint. or should I go to an outside shop. Also any words on what to tell the mechanics specifically so they can fix the problem? Estimated cost to fix this problem? Thanks!
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10-4 on that. My trans lasted 15,000 VERY easy miles and that is exactly what happened, the 3-4 syncro locked the trans in 4th and the car had to be rollbacked to the dealer. Extended warranty repair but now when I hammer on it, that's always in the back of my mind.
Anybody see the latest issue of Vette and the C6 when they were gonna photograph a burnout and the rear end exploded and trashed the mainshaft of the tranny too? What are they making these things out of???
Anybody see the latest issue of Vette and the C6 when they were gonna photograph a burnout and the rear end exploded and trashed the mainshaft of the tranny too? What are they making these things out of???
I had the exact same thing happen to me except I was out of warrenty. With me removing the tranny myself and dropping it off with new billet shift keys, steel fork and bronze pads it still cost me $1900 for parts and labor. Needed a new 3rd gear and synchros also.
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From: Utah
I changed mine myself. It's not that hard getting it out just a lot of work and if you have a few buddys to help makes it a lot easier! I think I might even have the step by step on removale still.
Melting Slicks
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To the OP, I had to rebuild mine too. You can have any competant tranny shop do the work as long as they install solid synchro keys, a steel 3-4 shift fork, and bronze fork pads.
you da man! 
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:oI'm not trying to take credit for it, just pointing out that the trans being "crap" is not the expirience all of us have had. Maybe mine has held up well because I have kept my horsepower nice and low.
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From: Provo UT
I did mine about a month ago. Not terribly difficult. I made a tool that I posted about here to compress the leaf spring for removal, but several here have said you can do it with a couple of jacks. Make sure you have the special tools that work for fuel and a/c fittings to use for the hydraulic clutch line. Make sure you get the aluminum ones... not the plastic ones. Having the factory manual saves a lot of brain damage trying to figure out what you need to do next, but real men never use manuals, do they?
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I had a general tramsmission shop do mine. I saw a 'Vette in there once before.
The front bushing in the torque tube failed and it killed the clutch's disk when it failed during an aggressive shift at 6,500 rpm.
I got a new clutch, torque tube bushing, new slave cylinder, new fuel filter and I had them rebuild the gearbox since the 2nd gear syncro was weak, also I had them reseal the sides of the differential since there was a minor leak on the driver's side....
In total they charged $3,700.
They manager to rip me off badly at first by charging $5,400..... I had some words with the owner of the shop and then it was corrected to the final price.
They would only install factory parts, so I wasn't allowed to give them billit keys, bronze pads, etc...... but the steel shift fork a Tremec upgrade so they did install one of those..
I got a new clutch, torque tube bushing, new slave cylinder, new fuel filter and I had them rebuild the gearbox since the 2nd gear syncro was weak, also I had them reseal the sides of the differential since there was a minor leak on the driver's side....
In total they charged $3,700.
They manager to rip me off badly at first by charging $5,400..... I had some words with the owner of the shop and then it was corrected to the final price.
They would only install factory parts, so I wasn't allowed to give them billit keys, bronze pads, etc...... but the steel shift fork a Tremec upgrade so they did install one of those..
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