Third gear on my MT 7 speed is grinding

[stickshifthappy]

Third gear is grinding intermittently on my '22 Badlands 7 speed. 70K miles, and I'm not friggin' happy about it. What's the experience here with owners ??

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[Ducati1098]

Common problem. Sounds like it probably needs a new 3rd gear synchronizer.
Do you have ESP?

 

[stickshifthappy]

Common problem. Sounds like it probably needs a new 3rd gear synchronizer.
Do you have ESP?

An extended warranty ? yes I do.

 

[Brian_B]

An extended warranty ? yes I do.

Time to use it, or learn to double clutch

 

[rubber_ducky]

Common problem. Sounds like it probably needs a new 3rd gear synchronizer.
Do you have ESP?

Is this just a symptom of normal wear (70k on OP’s vehicle) or is it brought on by some specific behavior/operation?

 

[Willub]

Time to use it, or learn to double clutch

 

[Ducati1098]

An extended warranty ? yes I do.

Well that's good at least. Bring it to a dealer and have them fix it.

Is this just a symptom of normal wear (70k on OP’s vehicle) or is it brought on by some specific behavior/operation?

 

[stickshifthappy]

Is this just a symptom of normal wear (70k on OP’s vehicle) or is it brought on by some specific behavior/operation?

Actually I noticed it from just a couple months driving it when first purchased. But it was so minor I thought maybe it was my fault, not fully engaging the clutch or my timing at the shiftstick ?

It started to do it more frequently the last 45 days or so and is getting worse.

 

[stickshifthappy]

Yep, been adjusting my shifting style to avoid that nasty little grinding.

 

[Bmisk19]

Same thing happened to mine last year, at around 60-65k miles I believe. At first I thought I developed a habit of missing 3rd or getting lazy while shifting, but no it got worse to the point where I had to go from 2nd to 4th on purpose and vice versa. It's that TSB that @Ducati1098 was referencing. That should take care of it.

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