Bob,
What you are dealing with is a viscosity thing. The transmission will
work more normally when cold if you switch to a synthetic lubricant.
When the transmission gets warm, the gear lube thins and aerates
to some extent, making the gears easier to move around. Note that
you may have to change the fluid a couple of times for the full effect.
I'd drive it a couple of weeks between changes to maximize the
removal of the old sludgy stuff....
Alan
In a message dated 11/6/01 7:28:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, Bob Monday <
boysrus_racing@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> Subject: F-Body question
>
> I bought a 2000 Firebird 6-speed with 20k miles about a month ago. It
> is very hard to get into gear first thing in the morning. Reverse is
> almost impossible unless I go into another gear first. You can tell
> that the synchros are having to stop the gears from moving: the car
> will actually try to roll forward a slight bit as I go into gear! Other
> than that, the clutch adjustment (at top/bottom of stroke) feels fine.
> When things are warmed up, the problem is virtually non-existent. If
> this is not simply "the nature of the beast", I'd like to get it fixed
> under warranty (clutch adjustment? throwout bearing?). If it is normal,
> I don't want the dealer mechanics wrenching on it since it took them
> over an hour just to program a new key fob, and they had written
> instructions!
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Bob Monday
> Boys-R-Us Racing (now with POWER!)
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