I did it again.....I heard that horrible screeching sound again while shifting to 2nd after redlining 1st gear. What is it that I am doing wrong?? Boy was I embarrased.....

 

Are you ABSOLUTELY positive the clutch was fully in? Sometimes if I'm a little excited and shift too agressivly, I'm out on the clutch a little soon and can grind/miss 2nd... If you are totally positive, check on the TSB 55 (or was it 54?) for the 1-2 grind fix.
-- Aaron

 

I dont remember if my clutch was in all the way. I might have gotten too excited. Next time I'll try to concentrate more when shifting!!

 

There was a post a while back that helped a lot.
The basic idea is to "pretension" the tranny before you punch the clutch by applying a bit of force direct to the next gear. Then, as you punch the cluch the tranny goes smoothly into the next gear.
I tried it and it shifts much more smoothly than first disengagin the cluch and then sifting.

 

How many 1-2 grinds does it take before you should worry about some real damage? And how would the damage manifest itself exactly?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MDS2K
[B]I did it again.....I heard that horrible screeching sound again while shifting to 2nd after redlining 1st gear.

 

You might find this thread helpful. Woodwork is an engineer who works for AHM and is an S2000 enthusiast.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...highlight=grind

 

Sometimes I find I don't quite have my left foot syncronized with my right foot and my shifting. The result can either be a grind or a lurch. My wife, who drove a standard Honda Accord for years, says i don't shift for sh**. However, when everything happens at the proper time, all is smooth and quiet.