In a message dated 2/8/00 8:21:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << hey again the shifter seems to get hung up sometimes when i put it into nuetral. also, it sometimes will shift rough from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd. also pulling it out of gear can sometimes be rough, it almost feels like itjabs against something when coming out of lower gears. is this a sign that my tranny is going? or is it the syncros? can the syncros be easliy adjusted by an idiot like myself? the problem does not seem to be getting worse. in fact when weather is warmer it almost is unnoticeable. would a synthetic tranny fluid help solve these problems? these will be the last series of questions for tonight, i swear!! >>
Have you tried adjusting/lubricating the linkage? Just a thought. Stefan |
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