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Trouble downshifting to 1st

Originally Posted by bfowlzr33 I changed out my gear oil with redline and also did the diff. while i was at it. but recently im having troble shifting into 1st.

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Old 02-22-2013, 04:16 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I changed out my gear oil with redline and also did the diff. while i was at it. but recently im having troble shifting into 1st. i hear the winding noise and have a little resistance when going into first (which is normal) but some times it WILL NOT go into first unless i hold in the clutch and put it in second and then back to first it will go into gear. this mostly happens at a complete stop or when downshifting. not really annoying me or anything , as ive had this same problem with other cars ive had, but i was just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar. this problem didnt start until about 60k miles.
Nothing to do with your gear oil for the symptom you are describing. Have you checked your linkage for wear?
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