Questions & Answers for: third gear crunch

...to put into gear - sometimes impossible. Once I actually get the car moving i have to force the gears in and often i can't get it into third - it just crunches. Hi,sounds like a wear out clutch

...third and fifth gear as it should. When trying to change into these gears it doesn't crunch it just won't let you put it in gear. The best way ive found to get it in is to change back down to second ...

...gear. 91 chev s10 4.3 litre, 5speed, 68,000 kms. shifts fine engine off. When you take off and go to shift out of first it is like it is stuck in first, after a few secs with the clutch in it slips ...

...is yours the hydrolic clutch or cable?? If its the cable type you may be able to adjust it so it does not pop out of gear, but you will always have the little crunch coming down into third. Regards ...

...third gear to begin with then progressing to 3rd and 5th finally all but 1st gear were affected. As I pushed or lifted into gear it seemed to move into an area of free space, no connection, no ...

third gear synchromesh mechanism within the transmission. This entails a tear down of the transmission, so it would not be classified as an easy fix. Hope this helps! Double clutching. Move out of 4th

...third gear from the fourth/or fifth it makes a crunching sound and sometines it doesn't stick to third gear at all. I noticed that this happens only when descending from uper gears and not when ...

...gear change when first started 2001 Pt cruiser 1996cc, petrol, manual. When I first start the car and she is cold, first and second gears (and occasionally third) crunch no matter how careful I am. ...