Originally Posted by 2005crossfire6speed
Ok I had my girlfriends dad drive the car he works at the ford dealership, he said it didnt feel like the transmission to him, but that if it is its only first gear going out, and I would only have to replace 1st gear not the entire transmission, and he said to avoid it I can just start in 2nd from now on. Sound like he knows what hes talking about?
NO on the starting with 2nd gear and no, you dont just get 1st gear fixed. Once that tranny is down, you are rebuilding the whole thing or throw a new one in there. That grindint noise comes from the pressure plate. Your clutch is shot.
do this real quick, as you are rolling at 40mph, put the car in 6t and floor it. Watch the RPM and see if it climbs pretty fast, faster than the speedo. or simply while rolling at 15-20mph, in second gear, hammer it and see if the RPM goes sky high while the car is not really accelerating. if that is the case, your clutch is fried.