HELP, 5th gear grind!
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From: Texas
PLEASE HELP, 5th gear grind!
I have a 2002 Corvette z06 70k miles,Anyways I had just finished getting on the freeway I tried to shift into 5th gear and I got a ugly grind and it would not go into 5th, so I put it back in 4th and tried to shift to 5th again and the same thing happened 
I had to exit and found a empty parking lot, I shut the car off and went threw the gears 1-6 (car off) and I gave it another try on a long road and 5th gear worked... but now I'm trying to figure out what caused it to do that and if I caused any serious damage?
Anybody have a similar type of problem?
Any help or suggestions on what it could be would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
I had to exit and found a empty parking lot, I shut the car off and went threw the gears 1-6 (car off) and I gave it another try on a long road and 5th gear worked... but now I'm trying to figure out what caused it to do that and if I caused any serious damage?Anybody have a similar type of problem?
Any help or suggestions on what it could be would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
Last edited by BassMovementEnt; May 11, 2014 at 08:16 PM.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Missouri
I had a grind most of the time going to 5th on a '98 camaro with a T56.
My teeth on the synchro where worn, caused bc One of the 3 keys was broken.
It did chip another gear before broken pieces made it to the pan.
You could very likely have some damage, but you could drive it a bit and see how it behaves.
My teeth on the synchro where worn, caused bc One of the 3 keys was broken.
It did chip another gear before broken pieces made it to the pan.
You could very likely have some damage, but you could drive it a bit and see how it behaves.
Pro
Joined: May 2012
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From: Lithia Springs Georgia
Check the reverse lockout solenoid. Mine was bad and would let the shifter go over to reverse and grind like that. New solenoid solved my problem. It's a pain in the a** to get to but I was able to replace it myself.
