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I`m on my 4th one.
Posted by
aquariuscsm
on August 19, 2009 at 2:31 PM
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clearly you're not in the majority here. Lot's of folks have
posted by Bernie (NoVA)
on August 19, 2009 at 02:09 PM
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The dealer said they all came off the assembly line right after each other and was a batch lot defect. Fluid is what it came filled with,and clutch/slave action is right on the money. It seems these trannies are a $2000 hit or miss.
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98+ spec manual transmission availability.
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aquariuscsm
18:08:00 08/18/09
We have several in stock and haven't heard anything about
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Russell@Z1
18:31:52 08/18/09
They are bs'ing you. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
18:46:53 08/18/09
they are full of it.. I just purchased one wednesday of last
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fst300zx
20:14:44 08/18/09
BS. I could get you one if they have it in canada 3-4 days
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mscurfield
22:00:32 08/18/09
Good to know... I may have to get one as I am discovering
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MixManMash
00:38:15 08/19/09
I'm thinking of converting at some point in time.
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mscurfield
21:24:14 08/19/09
Plenty in stock, and warehouse also has stock ready to go. (n/m)
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Coz@CZP
22:58:55 08/18/09
How many miles on it ? When did it start crunching ?
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TTkeeper
23:27:10 08/18/09
Just to make your decision easier
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dpawlik
23:44:05 08/18/09
What fluid is in it? (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
23:44:45 08/18/09
Re: What fluid is in it?
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dpawlik
00:00:30 08/19/09
Try a different fluid that is also GL-4 rated.
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MixManMash
00:39:30 08/19/09
gl-4 = bad (n/m)
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not scared
01:25:40 08/19/09
not so much
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Guapo
01:37:26 08/19/09
got them mixed up again.. gl-5 = bad
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not scared
02:08:15 08/19/09
You should have left the fluid it ships w. in there. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
08:02:52 08/19/09
I did for the first 500 miles to break in the trans
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dpawlik
09:38:09 08/19/09
You should have left the fluid it ships w. in there. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
14:10:52 08/19/09
So if I go back everything will be back to normal (n/m)
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dpawlik
17:42:42 08/19/09
It certainly shouldn't be any worse then you are now. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
18:26:04 08/19/09
Mine has whatever fluid it came shipped with. (n/m)
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aquariuscsm
00:03:29 08/19/09
Check your clutch pedal adjustment & bleed the fluid system.
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Bernie (NoVA)
08:58:55 08/19/09
Re: Just to make your decision easier
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WazTTed
00:28:49 08/19/09
or possibly a Woody?? arnt his shortened but same throw? (n/m)
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fst300zx
05:58:09 08/19/09
Same height, shorter throw. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
09:05:33 08/19/09
gotcha.. in that case wonder if we could have a oem throw
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fst300zx
10:24:01 08/19/09
It`s got about 1100 miles on it.
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aquariuscsm
00:02:22 08/19/09
Sounds familiar
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dpawlik
00:12:29 08/19/09
Mine was crunching since day one
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collegeboy
00:21:16 08/19/09
PPG uses OEM syncros, unless you go with the dog box setup (n/m)
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aliaZ
12:26:53 08/19/09
Don't worry - he will make new ones out of titanium. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
14:11:49 08/19/09
You should have left the fluid it ships w. in there. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
14:11:20 08/19/09
Buy from COURTESYPARTS. COM, They were the first
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Nostype2
05:03:40 08/19/09
With all the responses here that indicate availability>>
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ZUL8TR
08:59:00 08/19/09
My 98+ transmission crunches also
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powerZlide
11:47:09 08/19/09
What would be my best course of action?
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aquariuscsm
11:49:19 08/19/09
confront ownership with facts in hand (n/m)
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LJZTT
12:20:11 08/19/09
Re: 98+ spec manual transmission availability.
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stronglikebull
13:50:37 08/19/09
Avoid them like the plague!
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aquariuscsm
14:00:14 08/19/09
clearly you're not in the majority here. Lot's of folks have
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Bernie (NoVA)
14:09:49 08/19/09
I`m on my 4th one. -
aquariuscsm
14:31:05 08/19/09
I find that hard to believe and the dealer is likely
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Bernie (NoVA)
14:55:49 08/19/09
Re: 98+ spec manual transmission availability.
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stronglikebull
14:41:35 08/19/09
Just got off the phone with the Nissan dealer here.
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aquariuscsm
16:05:52 08/19/09
Either way none of that matters to you.
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Bernie (NoVA)
17:13:36 08/19/09
If all else fails..........
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aquariuscsm
16:08:02 08/19/09
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