Silvia Club of NSW

hey guys. im not sure wat i should do. my clutch has begun to slip. as i have only bought the car... also my second gear synchro is stuffed (grinds wen i change). now the question is wether to get a new gear box and clutch, or just replace the clutch.. any thing that might help me decide would be good thanks!

It depends on your budget.

The clutch needs to be changed, thats a given. The second gear syncro is stuffed, but the box still works so it can stay for a while.

You can try some different gear oil for a start, castrol fully synthetic would be my recommendation if you want to have any chance of masking the problem without significantly shortening your box's life. It isn't cheap though.

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meh

would it cost more to change the whole gear box or rebiuld my existing one? i was told roughly 500 for a 2nd hand gear box out of an sr20.. im not sure how mcuh a rebiuld would cost. if i changed transmission fluids would it help the synchro? grind less or get into gear better?

You'd have to get some quotes on rebuilds. I have no idea what a reco of an sr box is worth.

If you can get one secondhand for 500 then it's a pretty good buy, but you don't know whether that one is in particularly good condition either. It's a bit of a lucky dip with gear boxes.

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meh

its off a wrecker. ive asked him how the condition is he said its still good. with no synchro problems. what type of clutch is good for evey day driving? i was looking a exedy heavy duty.

i had an exedy before. they are great! try and source one yourself as you can get them cheaper then a mechanic will charge you.

roughly how much did the exedy HD cost you? most the local stores are quite competitive with prices. but thanks for that tip. last time i was charged 268 for a exedy HD clutch for my honda crv should i be looking around the same price?

no... probably double or triple that amount..
my sister got exedy cushioned clutch installed 2 days ago. it cost her $550 installed and that is a SSS n14

hmm so your saying 550 + installation + the clutch?
if so it doenst sound to bad...

no.. everything installation and the clutch was $550 2gether

sorry its misleading. wat i meant was 550 included both clutch and labour costs. i remember my crv got done 600 including labour and clutch.

your prob looking around 180 - 250 for a heavy duty exedy clutch kit last time i found out which was only a few months ago for a sr20de . and andy if your sis payed that much she got ripped of man... i payed 180 for a sss exedy heavy duty last month...

i was thinking it should cost about 200 - 280 for a exedy hd clutch. but im not sure about labour.

yeh about 500-600 with labour... 250-300 is a good price.. i got charged once 450 for a exedy clutch but that was a different car and mr mechanic making some extra dosh off me lol