89 R32 Gtst Manual

[Black Widow]

Hey guys, wondering if anyone can help me, i have an 89 r32 gtst 4 door, with minimum mods, but when changing to 2nd gear from first it sounds like its not going in smoothly at all, sounds like its grinding in. Can anyone tell me would i need the full box reconditioned or whether i can just get a new 2nd gear? I understand its probably a little hard to tell without having a look a things but if anyone can help me out whether they've had the same issue, and know anything that could help or prices to fix it that'd be tops, and also sometimes its difficult to engage reverse, i need to try numerous times and press and release the clutch a few times and eventually it activates.

[dmr]

could be your syncro

[QWK32]

whats the condition of your clutch master and slave cylinder?

also give redline gear oil a try, good stuff. as for reverse, when it wont go in try shifting it into 3rd first then back down into reverse.

[Rekin]

http://www.japanesegearbox.com.au/intro.html

Fully rebuilt rb20 gearbox

seals, syncro's etc etc

$998 trade in

They had about 20 on stock last time i had a look.

- Patrick

[Black Widow]

http://www.japanesegearbox.com.au/intro.html

Fully rebuilt rb20 gearbox

seals, syncro's etc etc

$998 trade in

They had about 20 on stock last time i had a look.

- Patrick

thanks heaps!

[BHDave]

I'll start by saying it doen't sound like your box is going to die, it's just old and showing it. It will go for years yet unless you do something stupid, like put a 300rwkw rb30 in front of it.

It sounds a bit like syncros to me. I'd say a previous owner like to bang it into second a bit too much. You can try a better gear oil for a start and see if it makes the shift a bit smoother. A lot of people will recommend redline shock proof. I won't as it isn't made for syncro boxes, though it works well by all accounts.

You may want to try gearbox express in ingleburn aswell if it is really shitting you. Their prices are very reasonable. I had an rx7 box done there a few years back including removal and install it was silly cheap (about $700 from memory). A mate just had his NA VL 5 speed recoed there for about 800 from memory (not including install). It's a similar box to the rb20det one so the price is probably similar.

[Black Widow]

I'll start by saying it doen't sound like your box is going to die, it's just old and showing it. It will go for years yet unless you do something stupid, like put a 300rwkw rb30 in front of it.

It sounds a bit like syncros to me. I'd say a previous owner like to bang it into second a bit too much. You can try a better gear oil for a start and see if it makes the shift a bit smoother. A lot of people will recommend redline shock proof. I won't as it isn't made for syncro boxes, though it works well by all accounts.

You may want to try gearbox express in ingleburn aswell if it is really shitting you. Their prices are very reasonable. I had an rx7 box done there a few years back including removal and install it was silly cheap (about $700 from memory). A mate just had his NA VL 5 speed recoed there for about 800 from memory (not including install). It's a similar box to the rb20det one so the price is probably similar.

well thats a relief...i thought it was going to pack it....alright well i'll keep those guys in mind and see how we go..

[P4t]

yeh my gearbox seems to be doing the same thing, its got redline shockproof in it now witch made it alot better, but second gear still grinds, mines a gts-4 though, i wonder if the local mechanic could fix it up or should i get those japanese gearbox people to have a look?