07/30/01
After a long battle with Inf customer service they told me to take the loaner back and take my car home because the dealer could not replicate the gear grinding. Because I cant leave work, I send my father to go over there (97miles) and show them the problem. He takes the service manager and tech out on the highway and manages to grind (in proper shift sequence not even skipping) 7 of the 8 times he shifted. Turns out the tech only took it down the road a block or two and wasn't going fast enough to even get it into 6th. So they again call tech in CA who then turns my case file over to the engineering department.

08/02/04
Get all call from the dealer and they say tech ok'd a new 6MT and clutch disk (maybe that will solve the bad throw out bearing noise during idle).

So after two weeks of Inf and the dealer telling me I'm nuts, yelling at customer service, gas and time... they finally admit there's a problem and they are willing to solve it. *SIGH* glad all the crap is over. Hopefully the car will be done this week. Think they owe me a new set of floor mats for the run around!!

2003 BLK/BLK 6MT Injen, clear corners, Eibach sways and springs, tint
My G on a photo shoot. More to come!

 

Glad to hear your nightmare is over...

Better is the enemy of good enough.

2004 G35 6MT Blk/Blk Sedan Stillen Air, Stillen Exhaust

 

you will liike the new clutch disc. a little more force is required to use it, but it grabs quicker and more securely.

Again, I had the same thing done to my car and it took a little while to make it grind (had to warm up) but it did

Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Goodyear F1 GS-D3's 225/55/17, Custom Intake Tube, '03 "Z" Suspension, Magnaflow resonator, 6 Wire 4 Guage Grounding Kit

 

give us some feedback on the new tranny if you would.

 

I'll keep all informed on how the new one works. Hopefully this will be the last time I have to do this. This whole thing has left a real bad taste in my mouth with Inf. The way their "customer service" told me to pack sand and threatened to charge me for the loaner if I didn't take it back, the whole dealer deal... ugg. The crazy thing is my dad was going over the prev dealer history with the service manager while he was there ( I bought the car from the orig owner in Jan). Turns out, the car was taken to another dealer at the first 1,200 miles because there was tranny grind. At that time, the dealer told him it was "normal break in noise" and told him to pack sand too!! What a joke.

2003 BLK/BLK 6MT Injen, clear corners, Eibach sways and springs, tint
My G on a photo shoot. More to come!

 

The new tranny (revised again) feels good, clutch requires a little more effort. 5th and 3rd feel a little closer together. However, it may just be that the synchros are smoother. I have accidentally gone into 5th instead of third twice now in 3500 miles. 5th used to be a "way out there" shift. Now it is alot easier to go from 4 to 5 and 5 to 3. 5 to 4 was always an easy shift.

So, in short there is definitely something different about 5th gear. No difference in feel with second gear, but it hasn't ground yet.

Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Goodyear F1 GS-D3's 225/55/17, Custom Intake Tube, '03 "Z" Suspension, Magnaflow resonator, 6 Wire 4 Guage Grounding Kit

 

Do not worry that type of stuff happens.My clutch went out at 4K and now the replacement clutch i have over 20k with no problems. I think that something is wrong from the factory and that is what is causing the big problem.

From me to U suck my exhaust
2003 6Mt
Val 1,Stillen slotted rotor,Injen cai,Double din,Memphis SHP 10',Hotchkis Sway Bars and (Tein Lowering Springs waiting for install)