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Posted by BigBlack2002SS (Member # 2018) on :
 
Driving to work today, shifted from 4th to 5th at around 3,000 RPM and all hell broke loose.

Grinding, wouldn't go into gear.

I let it out to neutral, and it was fine. Tried to ease it into 5th and it went, but popped back out. Then it wouldn't go back in at all.

1st through 4th are fine, though, so I nursed it to a local Chevy dealer who is going to look at it today or tomorrow.

Ugh.

Mileage - 36,500! So they time these things, or what?
Good thing for the 75,000 mile, $0 deductible extended warranty I took on it!

I'll keep you posted on the results. Anyone else have the T56 give up?

[ 24. September 2003, 02:08 PM: Message edited by: BigBlack2002SS ]
 
Posted by Chief Strobel (Member # 2078) on :
 
Sounds like one of those shift pins are bad. Happen to a friend of mine. Hope that's all it is.

Good luck, keep us posted.

Chief
 
Posted by CamaroSCG (Member # 1591) on :
 
Sounds similar to my problem. It would grind trying to upshift into 5th, and wouldn't downshift into 5th at all. I just saw a post about the shift pins on LS1tech. Also see my earlier post:
http://www.chirpthird.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000156#000000
 
Posted by BigBlack2002SS (Member # 2018) on :
 
Sure does sound similar. Thanks for the info. Haven't heard from the dealership yet.
 
Posted by MaryandRalph (Member # 244) on :
 
Let us know how it turns out, we just had our trans worked on for the 1st & 2nd syncro. Glad we bought the extended warranty, would have been about $2600.00 for the repair.
 
Posted by BigBlack2002SS (Member # 2018) on :
 
Spoke to the dealership yesterday.

While the garage didn't say what caused it, they said the transmission was in such bad shape that GM wants them to put a new one in, rather than trying to fix it.

Also, he said GM wants them to put in a new flywheel and clutch.

It'll take a few days to do all this.

I just hope it doesn't detonate on me again in 36,000 miles.

(By the way, I have no performance mods on the car and don't abuse it.)

Anyway, seems that GM is standing good on the repair without giving me any crap -- that's a first! [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Brians-SS (Member # 1988) on :
 
awesome! [Smile] Hope it works out for the best! nice that you got a new clutch and flywheel too.
 
Posted by MaryandRalph (Member # 244) on :
 
Glad to hear that they are taking care of you.
 
Posted by BigBlack2002SS (Member # 2018) on :
 
Update: two weeks later and all is well with the new parts. Surprising. [Cool]
 
Posted by blkragss02 (Member # 1801) on :
 
That's great [Big Grin]
 


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