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Originally Posted by GalaxyGreyI-Vtec
i think you all just dont kno how to drive a manual car
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if so many ppl are having the problem, maybe it DOES have something to do with the car.
When i first picked up my SI, 3rd gear was butter smooth. After experiencing some sub freezing temperatures, i had 3rd gear pop out on me once, and has ever since been "notchy" or "crunchy" as someone else described it.
I've tried a bunch of ways to get around this. some random observations...
1) It actually seems to smooth out after heavy rain. (anyone else notice this????)
2) it's a little bit better if you go a) up into neutral and then b) up and LEFT a bit.
3) if you "push" the shift knob from behind, as opposed to pulling it with your hand over the shift knob (i got the idea to try this, because i heard a lot of ppl with short shifters say it smooths out third gear).
4) from what others said, getting a short shifting and new bushings smooths out third gear.
5) again, from what others have said, changing to synthetic MTF helps i hear.
I also heard that a lot of SI's MTF was overflowed at the factory and that might have something to do with it.