2nd gear gone??? me thinks

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:50 pm

yeah. just driving this arvo, not thrashing, noticed what orriginally sounded like a vibration, seems a bit worse... quite loud grinding sound in 2nd. still grabs the gear fine, just makes an unbearable sound.... who reckons its on its way out???

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:13 pm

all mine did was a reasonable BANG and 2nd gear was completely stripped

second is very common to go on the buggers

so yeah is definately a possibility

got oil in it?
any metal flakes in the oil?
make the noises in any other gears?
hard to get into second?
slip at all in second?

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:18 pm

What is it with u and 2nd gear Vidler... wasn't it the same in your L once. Sorry im not much help with your current problem.

Dave

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:23 pm

if there is a bad anything (noise, vibration) and it's only there in one specific gear than it's most likely a gearbox ka-put

If it helps, some guy on the Perth-wrx forum offered me a `98 wrx gearbox for $1000 the other day...

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:16 am

ask 4muff

he has a thing with 2nd gear in his wrx as well:D

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:41 am

yeah, i have seen than box advertised on their forums.... gonna try match the ratio coz i will save a few hundred on not replacing the diff.... although if i did get a new ratio, i'd have a donor lsd for the death machine:)

it may help with the argument of getting another car as well...... i need something to get my gearbox with:)

im calling that place today

gx_rex · Post by **gx_rex** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:08 am

pm sent

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:04 pm

are you currently running a 3.9 yeh??

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:31 pm

its lower than that... is there one around 3.5????

it sits on 2500 rpm @ 100kmph

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:15 am

Yeah it's final drive is probably still 3.9 (I think that's standard for an Aussie WRX of that era).
Remember the ratios of all the individual gears will also differ.

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:15 am

find out, it should be 3.9 less the owners chabged it at some stage... let us know and ill have a look round for ya

there is a few dccd boxes round also

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:41 am

if u happen to find one on the cheap... im in the market for a 3.9 box too

bloody weak second gears

cheers
johnny

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:45 am

3.9 wrx boxes suck ass man. upgrade ya running gear to newer stuff

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:58 pm

so what do ya suggest then?

just go the 4.11 ratio stuff from japan?

or get spendy and go ppg gearsets?

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:57 pm

4.11 or 444's are slightly better. tho im running 04 GD WRX / LIB from japan slightly better and newer, tho a ppg gearset is going to save you in the long run. dont listen to anyone else. ive done 5x 3.9's i know!

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:07 pm

do the later model boxes with the extra bolts in the bellhousing still bolt up?

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:14 pm

The gearbox cross members are the same, bolts up to the engine the same. Linkages are all the same. You will require to use new front cv’s from the GD series wrx as they use male inner’s the outers still suit the GC style hubs.. the rear diff obviously to match front diff.. also needs new cv’s same story outers will still suit the CG hubs..

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:31 pm

hehe bloody new stuff and theyre "innies"

are the driveshaft lengths still the same? and tailshaft?
hows bout the clutch?

sorry... im only a couple months into owning a rex, still got lotsa questions

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:44 pm

bluesteel wrote:hehe bloody new stuff and theyre "innies"

are the driveshaft lengths still the same? and tailshaft?
hows bout the clutch?

sorry... im only a couple months into owning a rex, still got lotsa questions

Ahhh yes, love thy ‘innies’ *ponders* …….. ahh back to cars yeh sorry mate runs the same flywheel and clutch setup as GC wrx shaft length is the same and the tail shaft just drops out and slips n’ blots back in

was a very quick job on my poopy car