help me please, I am losing my head

**LS1King** · 09-04-2006, 09:42 AM

Hey guys, I have a problem with my car. I have a stick transmission on my 99 ls1 z28. when I used to drive it around town it would have no problem going from first gear to fourth gear. Now when it does that it make a loud pitch grinding noise. Actuall everytime I put it in fourth gear it grindes. Its not so much that I care that people think I suck at driving stick. Its more I really dont want my tranny giving out on me when I am racing. Last time I raced, it was from a dig and by the time I got into third gear the tranny locked up on me. I am totally serious, I could not move the stick for the life of me. I turned off the car....nothing....I let the car cool down....still nothing. Finally because you can start the car in third gear, I drove it for about 30 seconds and then it started working again. Hopwever now I have the fourth gear grinding problem. the tranny has about 80,000 miles on it so I don't know what the hell is going on. PLEASE HELP ME, PLEAZE I beg you.

**SSmoky01** · 09-04-2006, 09:55 AM

Just a guess but it sounds like your synchro's are going out. And w/80k miles sounds about right.

**SDMForever** · 09-04-2006, 02:43 PM

maybe you mater cylinder is going on you

**BlwnCamaro** · 09-06-2006, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by LS1King

Hey guys, I have a problem with my car. I have a stick transmission on my 99 ls1 z28. when I used to drive it around town it would have no problem going from first gear to fourth gear. Now when it does that it make a loud pitch grinding noise. Actuall everytime I put it in fourth gear it grindes. Its not so much that I care that people think I suck at driving stick. Its more I really dont want my tranny giving out on me when I am racing. Last time I raced, it was from a dig and by the time I got into third gear the tranny locked up on me. I am totally serious, I could not move the stick for the life of me. I turned off the car....nothing....I let the car cool down....still nothing. Finally because you can start the car in third gear, I drove it for about 30 seconds and then it started working again. Hopwever now I have the fourth gear grinding problem. the tranny has about 80,000 miles on it so I don't know what the hell is going on. PLEASE HELP ME, PLEAZE I beg you.

Your synchros are going out and maybe other parts as well. Rebuild as soon as possible cause the longer you drive like that the worse condition the tranny will be in.