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Posted by 98StangPower (Member # 518) on :
 
i push the button to engage into Reverse, the button pushes in but wont go into gear right away... but after about 5 minutes of wiggelin back and fourth, it will finally go into gear..WTF, after its warmed up it will go in kinda easier... WTF!?!
 

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Posted by 5.0#3 88'conv (Member # 1534) on :
 
If its just hard to move the shifter then its the shifter cable, if it isn't engaging into any gears then it is low on fluid or has a clogged screen.
 

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Posted by Quick 88LX (Member # 1950) on :
 
Convert to a 5spd
 

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Posted by 98StangPower (Member # 518) on :
 
Once in gear it goes from, 1-2-D-N fine, only hard when trying to get into Reverse from Park while it is cold?
 

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Posted by 98StangPower (Member # 518) on :
 

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Originally posted by Quick 88LX:
Convert to a 5spd

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I hopin with my tax return to do that...
 

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Posted by the50ho (Member # 73) on :
 

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Originally posted by Quick 88LX:
Convert to a 5spd

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brilliant....

At any rate..when was your last service of the tranny? I would seriously reccomend a new filter and trans fluid. Low fluid can be a cause of these symtoms, but it can be any number of things. First things first...service is #1.
 

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Posted by 98StangPower (Member # 518) on :
 

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Originally posted by the50ho:

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Originally posted by Quick 88LX:
Convert to a 5spd

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brilliant....

At any rate..when was your last service of the tranny? I would seriously reccomend a new filter and trans fluid. Low fluid can be a cause of these symtoms, but it can be any number of things. First things first...service is #1.

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Originally posted by 5.0#3 88'conv:
If its just hard to move the shifter then its the shifter cable, if it isn't engaging into any gears then it is low on fluid or has a clogged screen.

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Originally posted by 01_Blue:

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Originally posted by 5.0#3 88'conv:
If its just hard to move the shifter then its the shifter cable, if it isn't engaging into any gears then it is low on fluid or has a clogged screen.

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Yep, if you can push the button but the shifter doesn't move into place, then it's the thin cable located under the shifter console. my ol' 98 had that problem.

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How did you fix exactly?
 

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Posted by PseudoCobra (Member # 1689) on :
 
i think it's just mileage, my moms buick does that so you just have to sit there and let the car warm up for a bit and then it shifts fine once the car warms up a bit. If I were you I'm thinking T5 swap.
 

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Posted by 01_Blue (Member # 1732) on :
 

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Originally posted by 01_Blue:

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Originally posted by 5.0#3 88'conv:
If its just hard to move the shifter then its the shifter cable, if it isn't engaging into any gears then it is low on fluid or has a clogged screen.

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Yep, if you can push the button but the shifter doesn't move into place, then it's the thin cable located under the shifter console. my ol' 98 had that problem.

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How did you fix exactly?

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Well I just called my Dad But if I remember clearly, i believe he fixed it by removing something under the console that the cable was getting caught on. I don't know exactly what he took out, but it might of been the safety that keeps the car from being taken out of park at the wrong time.
 

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Posted by 01_Blue (Member # 1732) on :
 

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Originally posted by 01_Blue:
Well I just called my Dad But if I remember clearly, i believe he fixed it by removing something under the console that the cable was getting caught on. I don't know exactly what he took out, but it might of been the safety that keeps the car from being taken out of park at the wrong time.[/QB]

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Originally posted by PseudoCobra:
i think it's just mileage, my moms buick does that so you just have to sit there and let the car warm up for a bit and then it shifts fine once the car warms up a bit. If I were you I'm thinking T5 swap.

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Only has 75k miles on it... I hoping to do the swap...
 

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