I was going to suggest the cross cable as well. I had the first/second shift problem intermittently back in 1983 when I bought my car. If you don't adjust it and try to force it, the pivot bolt in the shifter can break. I now have over 50,000 miles and haven't had a problem since 1983. Gary Masie ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Rice Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012 6:58 pm Subject: [DML] Trouble shifting in 1st and 2nd gear To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > The other day I started having trouble shifting into first and second > gear. I made a YouTube video of the issue but as expected, it worked > fine most of the video. Are there any suggestions on what I can > check? I also checked the transmission and there is some oil where > the linkage goes into the transmission. My guess is the transmission > needs some oil added to it, but more than likely that isn't what is > causing my issue shifting into first and second. Any > suggestions on > what else to do? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdnlL5oyfZk > > -- > Steve Rice > #16510 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/