[DML] RE: Manual Transmission Gear Lube

It's not the lube but you can try Redline MT-90.Replace the rubber bushings in the linkage, lubricate and readjust.

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Sounds like you may be suffering from the classic broken 2nd roll pin issue. Does the stick move into the right place but the gear does not engage?

Martin

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:49:03 -0500

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Subject: Re: [DML] Manual Transmission Gear Lube

2nd gear is almost impossible to shift into on the down shift unless it's the exact RPM any suggestions?

All other gears work fine

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On Oct 14, 2013, at 10:31 PM, Jake Kamphoefner <jake.kamphoefner@...> wrote:

I use a full synthetic 75-90 (Castrol or Valvoline something, but I'm too lazy to walk out to my garage right now). The shifts are noticeably easier on a cold trans in the winter.

Of course, the usual warnings about hard shifting apply (fluid level correct, using a braided clutch line, and clutch master and slave working properly and bled completely).

Jake Kamphoefner

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On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Ian <texas.twister@...> wrote:

Make sure your shift cable is correctly adjusted. If not correct it can make shifting hard.

Ian Yanagisawa

On Oct 14, 2013, at 9:23 PM, MICHAEL W TOWNSLEY <michaeltownsley@...> wrote:

The shifting on my manual trans has been getting a little difficult lately and I am thinking of replacing the gear lube. I was wondering if anyone has tried any new types of gear lube with perhaps some additives that improved shifting performance which did not exist back in the early 80s?