better stop slamming it...youre gonna break your shift selector.

 

syncro....

 

thats what i was thinking but i thought when syncros where going out you could go in to 4th then in to 3rd with out it grinding.

 

^That can help sometimes, it all depends on how it is messed up and how bad. Usually double clutching and rev matching will help it go into third alot easier on downshifts. You won't know how severe it is until it's torn down but you are probably looking at the normal 3/4 stuff (synchro&clip, fork and maybe the 3/4 gear) Try the 3rd gear shift extender to get you by for a while. It's like $100 which is way better than doing trans work right now.

 

^That can help sometimes, it all depends on how it is messed up and how bad. Usually double clutching and rev matching will help it go into third alot easier on downshifts. You won't know how severe it is until it's torn down but you are probably looking at the normal 3/4 stuff (synchro&clip, fork and maybe the 3/4 gear) Try the 3rd gear shift extender to get you by for a while. It's like $100 which is way better than doing trans work right now.

This.. Worked for me

 

ya i also just relocated my battary to the truck. And when i did i noticed that the shift linkage bushings where pretty bad.

 

double clutching and rev matching helped me tremendously but to help out even more once u do fix ur synchro or even before, is relocating the wire harness that is ran behind the clutch pedal i tucked it under the dash with some tie straps that extra 1/2 inch of clutch travel helps.

 

lol welcome to owning an srt4... i went through 4 trannys with 3rd gear problems... its the syncro..

 

I'm on my 3rd :rofl:

 

Its almost like i just went through this..... look at the pics in my photobucket http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f213/those-wondering-about-third-gear-grind-579178/ took me about a month waiting for parts and cost little over $500 i believe needed 3/4 syncro,bearings cuz they are cheap,hardend 3rd gear snap ring,3/4 fork just in case, very simple procedure if you have a press handy my mom works at ford i used a 20 ton lol at ford motor co fixing dodge lol