Had a problem with a 05, Silver GT..trans slips out of 3rd with any lite load, area rep arrived & determined 3rd gear syncro was defective..Trans made in England & ford tech cannot open..They ordered a new trans with the same vin # and shipped ..One month later it arrived..The install by the Ford tech was wonderful, did a great job, his knowledge of the car was 2nd to none..The work was done on the West coast of Florida..
Transmission
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Transmission Synchro?
My car has 1500 miles on it and has always been a bit sensitive shifting into second gear. All the other shifts are fine, just the one-two. You have to take extra care and shift really thinking about it into second. If you don't take a bit of extra care it will crunch SLIGHTLY going into second. This feels/sounds like a synchro problem to me. No popping out of gear....no whines..no other problems with the trans. other than this. Anybody else experience this? I am 50 years old and very familiar with manual transmissions. I have had Porsches, Ferraris, Corvettes etc....even Mustang GTs and never noticed such.. It is slight, but still noticeable. Thanks.
My car has 1500 miles on it and has always been a bit sensitive shifting into second gear. All the other shifts are fine, just the one-two. You have to take extra care and shift really thinking about it into second. If you don't take a bit of extra care it will crunch SLIGHTLY going into second. This feels/sounds like a synchro problem to me. No popping out of gear....no whines..no other problems with the trans. other than this. Anybody else experience this? I am 50 years old and very familiar with manual transmissions. I have had Porsches, Ferraris, Corvettes etc....even Mustang GTs and never noticed such.. It is slight, but still noticeable. Thanks.
dbtgt
One lucky SOB to own a GT
I was told by the fellow who guided us at the Wixom tour that the second gear crunch is normal and will improve with mileage. He said it was basically a race box modified for the street and would break in over time.
B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
my car shifts like a hot knife through buttahh. No crunch, easy to hit reverse.
This is the way it is supposed to be. Any other answer is :bs :bs :bs
This is the way it is supposed to be. Any other answer is :bs :bs :bs
wonkawonka
GT Owner
2nd gear crunch is normal, especially when the car is cold.
Just shift 1-3 in the first few minutes of driving. And it definitely improves over time.
Just shift 1-3 in the first few minutes of driving. And it definitely improves over time.