'94 5 Speed Grinding Gears

[Kahuna]

OK, so you guys here have been the best with info and stuff, even though I have a Ford Mazda B3000

I have a '94 5 Speed, new clutch disc, flushed and good working clutch system, all was fine prior except slipping from worn disc, but now since the clutch work I get somewhat erratic grinding going in 3rd gear at normal shifts (one time grind if sitting still at a traffic stop) like no or little clutch is working - sometimes but rarely a slight chirp to nothing - Sometimes if I let the RPMs drop below 2000 it shifts fine - most of the time - a major drag in busy city traffic. 4th sometimes grinds a bit when 3rd is being a pain. Sounds like some crap is jamming up my gears. 1st, 2nd and 5th are working fine.

So my question is, you think this is a "stuck" internal gearing issue, or something I could possibly remedy short of pulling that damn trainy out again?

[tomboy]

It doesn't sound like you replaced the pressure plate, or had the flylwheel refaced, and that may be your problem.

[Kahuna]

Originally Posted by tomboy

It doesn't sound like you replaced the pressure plate, or had the flylwheel refaced, and that may be your problem.

How would that only affect 3rd gear?