Graydon94

I haven't flushed the system yet but thanks for the links to the threads I will look through them. I too got a good deal because the shifting wasen't right. I decided the promblem really isn't that bad and I should just drive it till it blows up. I noticed if when I shift if I pull the shifter a little to the right it does not grind at high rpms, so I have been doing that. I guess thats the thing about older cars sometimes it takes some time to learn their nuances. I just need it to make it to Moab this weekend .

Well I think I am just going to flush the tranny and see what happens and then approach my mountain driving issues a different way...add more HP so i don't have to shift quick. Might be fun to start a thread on the best / low cost ways to add more HP. May do that after my tranny flush. Thanks all!

Thanks for the info sorry I am new at all this why would bleeding the brakes help?

So a brief update I have the opportunity to buy a 1993 manual transmisson for $200 with 115,000 miles (I have a 1994). Is this a good deal? I assume they are the same transmissions from 1993-1994. Thanks.

Thanks all is really good info I think the best course of action when this is happening is as follows: 1. Check the clutch make sure the fluid is at a good level and its doing its job. 2. Try changing the tranny fluid with a brand like redline gl-4 and overfill it a bit (I'll have to look for the other post for the specifics on that) 3. If it still grinds try changing your shifting style and see if you can live with it 4. Last resort is rebuild the transmission. Let me know if there is anything else I could try but it seems this is the process I should follow. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I Just bought a 1994 pathfinder for off-roading and driving to mountians (Colorado) and I have been able to fix pretty much everything although I have had issues with shifting. When I shift into 2nd or 4th the gears grind if the rpms are above 3000. If I shift really slow this dosen't happen. I was wondering if It was a problem with the syncros or if I am just shifting too fast for it. I used to have an 88 pathfinder and don't remember this happening but I have had a WRX for the past year and maybe I was spoiled and forgot how to shift with an older car. I have also noticed reading through the forum that redline gl-4 does well with this type of transmission, do you think if I put that in there it might make the shifting smoother at highier RPMs? This wouldn't be a big deal but I have to shift fast to make it up in the mountains sometimes so it would be nice if I could shift faster at highier rpms to not lose speed. Do you think the redline gl-4 would help, should I look into a new/used/rebuilt transmission, or should I just shift slower? Thanks in advance!