GreyFox
09-01-2005, 10:13 AM
OK, so I don't really know much about cars... at all. (Part of the reason why i joined beyond.ca) Anyways, the transmission in my car is screwed. It grinds like crazy going into 3rd and sometimes it won't let me go into 3rd gear at all. For like 20 minutes one day I couldn't shift into any gear at all. What happened was it was acting as if the clutch wasn't pushed down at all, even though it was. :dunno: :banghead:
I took it to the mechanic yesterday and he drove it for about 2 minutes and also said that the tranny is going to shit. He said he is going to call his tranny guy and get back to me with an estimate on a re-built tranny and a used one...
My question is this: Is there different types of transmissions for each type of car? If there is, is putting a tranny from a different car into mine going to make it slower or change anything? Would you guys rather get the re-built or the used one?
Also, I don't think anything is wrong with my clutch, but would now be a good time to get a new one? I always see like "Racing Clutches" for sale, but what is the difference between that clutch and the one that I'm using right now? Like I'm pretty sure that it doesn't make anything go faster, so what's the point of getting a "Racing" clutch?
Sorry for the dumb questions, just curious. thanks in advance
I took it to the mechanic yesterday and he drove it for about 2 minutes and also said that the tranny is going to shit. He said he is going to call his tranny guy and get back to me with an estimate on a re-built tranny and a used one...
My question is this: Is there different types of transmissions for each type of car? If there is, is putting a tranny from a different car into mine going to make it slower or change anything? Would you guys rather get the re-built or the used one?
Also, I don't think anything is wrong with my clutch, but would now be a good time to get a new one? I always see like "Racing Clutches" for sale, but what is the difference between that clutch and the one that I'm using right now? Like I'm pretty sure that it doesn't make anything go faster, so what's the point of getting a "Racing" clutch?
Sorry for the dumb questions, just curious. thanks in advance