3MPS won't go into 3rd gear/grinding

[Malicioso]

Dunno if this may be of some help, but I had the same problem in my old Integra also front wheel drive and I had to either rebuild or replace.

I went with the replace option as it was much cheaper and easier than having to find someone to do the work of rebuilding, it will surely be the 3rd gear syncro...

with regards to the upgraded LSD it really depends how you drive your car and what type of driving you plant on doing, if it's street/daily driven only I don't see much of a point in spending $98769879 for one...

[kookie]

if third gear syncro is going would that be a warranty job anyways ??

do you reckon a short shift plate would affect a claim on this if it is potentially a warranty job?

[sanx]

I was told that it would have been a warranty job, except I'm well out of warranty

I suppose they would have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the short shift plate directly caused the synchro to fail... but you could switch the short shift plate to stock before taking it in for warranty, no?

[sanx]

Just a follow up for others that may face a similar problem in the future, I got my gearbox rebuilt as the 3rd gear synchro was the problem, as well as a broken 3/4th gear selector fork. 1st, 2nd and reverse gears were also replaced as they were damaged :S

[Nexus]

Just a follow up for others that may face a similar problem in the future, I got my gearbox rebuilt as the 3rd gear synchro was the problem, as well as a broken 3/4th gear selector fork. 1st, 2nd and reverse gears were also replaced as they were damaged :S

Approximate damage in $ for the rebuild?

[sanx]

$1500 for the parts, $450 labour for the rebuild, $300 labour to get the gearbox out and in. No aftermarket options for the parts. Had to wait 4 weeks for the fork to ship in from Japan because they didn't have any in Aus

I Should note that I did call up all the Mazda wreckers I could find nationwide for a 2nd hand gearbox. 3MPS gearboxes are fairly scarce, prices ranged from $1100-$2300, best I could find was $1600 that had done 17000km, sold before I could make a decision

[Nexus]

$1500 for the parts, $450 labour for the rebuild, $300 labour to get the gearbox out and in. No aftermarket options for the parts. Had to wait 4 weeks for the fork to ship in from Japan because they didn't have any in Aus

I Should note that I did call up all the Mazda wreckers I could find nationwide for a 2nd hand gearbox. 3MPS gearboxes are fairly scarce, prices ranged from $1100-$2300, best I could find was $1600 that had done 17000km, sold before I could make a decision

Ochies. Still, not as high as I had suspected it might be. My guess was going to be $3K
I really am keen on the idea of saving bikkies towards a quaife sometime down the track (I imagine internals + clutch at that time too.)
Wondering how many K's your original box took before packing it in?

[sanx]

Ochies. Still, not as high as I had suspected it might be. My guess was going to be $3K
I really am keen on the idea of saving bikkies towards a quaife sometime down the track (I imagine internals + clutch at that time too.)
Wondering how many K's your original box took before packing it in?

80,000km - not much hey? The clutch outlived the gearbox, but I did replace the clutch and the flywheel cos I thought it would die soon anyway so that was another $800... so I did spend around $3k after all