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EgNyTeR
02-26-2002, 08:34 PM
Hey guys, I was just wondering if you guys heard of this problem or know what it might be?
Anyways I have a GTS and it seems that whenever I downshift from 5th to 4th no matter what speed I'm going at, I always hear some sort of grinding noise. I wonder if there's anything wrong with the transmission? Every other gear is fine as I don't hear anything. This only happens on the 4th gear. Also, seems a bit "stickier" to get into 4th than any other gear. Should I be worried and bring it back to Toyota for warranty or is this something that all of you have?

Just to answer some questions that might arrise:

1) I'm 100% sure I'm not grinding the gears by not pressing the clutch as it's fine in every other gear.

2) It doesn't matter how fast I'm going as I always hear it.

3) Only hear the *grinding* sound when I downshift as upshift from 3rd to 4th is normal.

Should I be worried guys?

Kit99bar
02-26-2002, 09:24 PM
only the downshifts?
sounds like the synchros

EgNyTeR
02-26-2002, 09:26 PM
Originally posted by Kit99bar
only the downshifts?
sounds like the synchros

Hmm. . . okay so is this covered in the warranty? Is it something that is easy for them to replace and is it fixable?

WillyK
02-27-2002, 06:06 AM
Should be covered under warranty but I don't think it is something that is easy to replace. They have to drop the transmission and open it up to replace them. I had the same problem with 4th and 2nd gear about a year ago.