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6-Speed owners,
Part I:
Have any of you guys had your transmission not want to go into 1st gear when the car is stopped? I can get it in, but sometimes I have to go to 2nd and then push it up thru the center into 1st.
For example, I'll approach a red light, take it out of 4th or 5th gear, not downshift through the gears, then when I try to put it back in first after I've stopped, it feels like I'm pushing the shifter into a wall. I can go into any other gear with no problem (reverse excepted, but that's another issue) I can usually put it in 2nd, then push it thru the middle and it'll go into first smoothly. The other option is letting off the clutch with it in neutral, then hitting the clutch and putting it back in gear.
Would repalceing transmission fluid make this smoother?
Part II:
Often when I'm driving at low speeds with the windows down and I shift out of first into 2nd, it feels smooth, but I hear a small clunk coming from under the car. I don't really feel it, but it's loud enough to upset me. I don't think I'm doing anything the transmission doesn't like, but I may be. (I can only hear it when I'm next to a wall or line of cars, something to reflect the sound back to me.)
On an unrelated note, should I be able to hear something spin up when I'm going 40 mph and it's time to downshift? I put it in 2nd gear and I hear a little "Zip" noise like something synchronizing to the speed, but the clutch is all the way in. I always thought it was fully disengaged when the clutch was all the way in.
Does anyone have a good resource about the specific transimission in a 1995 vette that includes information about the best way to drive it, all the little noises, and any basic info about how to tell it's time for fluid change / maintenance / repairs before it compeletely stops working?
I'd also like to know how the overdrive is different from the rest of the gears and why there's such a loss of power related to it's use.
I'm severely bent on learning as much as I can about all of the operations and mechanical aspects of my corvette (and everything else on the planet...). Any assistance in getting there is greatly appreciated. FWIW: I read the how-stuff-works about transmissions already and found it incredibly interesting, but not specific enough. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission.htm
Thanks!
Mike
Part I:
Have any of you guys had your transmission not want to go into 1st gear when the car is stopped? I can get it in, but sometimes I have to go to 2nd and then push it up thru the center into 1st.
For example, I'll approach a red light, take it out of 4th or 5th gear, not downshift through the gears, then when I try to put it back in first after I've stopped, it feels like I'm pushing the shifter into a wall. I can go into any other gear with no problem (reverse excepted, but that's another issue) I can usually put it in 2nd, then push it thru the middle and it'll go into first smoothly. The other option is letting off the clutch with it in neutral, then hitting the clutch and putting it back in gear.
Would repalceing transmission fluid make this smoother?
Part II:
Often when I'm driving at low speeds with the windows down and I shift out of first into 2nd, it feels smooth, but I hear a small clunk coming from under the car. I don't really feel it, but it's loud enough to upset me. I don't think I'm doing anything the transmission doesn't like, but I may be. (I can only hear it when I'm next to a wall or line of cars, something to reflect the sound back to me.)
On an unrelated note, should I be able to hear something spin up when I'm going 40 mph and it's time to downshift? I put it in 2nd gear and I hear a little "Zip" noise like something synchronizing to the speed, but the clutch is all the way in. I always thought it was fully disengaged when the clutch was all the way in.
Does anyone have a good resource about the specific transimission in a 1995 vette that includes information about the best way to drive it, all the little noises, and any basic info about how to tell it's time for fluid change / maintenance / repairs before it compeletely stops working?
I'd also like to know how the overdrive is different from the rest of the gears and why there's such a loss of power related to it's use.
I'm severely bent on learning as much as I can about all of the operations and mechanical aspects of my corvette (and everything else on the planet...). Any assistance in getting there is greatly appreciated. FWIW: I read the how-stuff-works about transmissions already and found it incredibly interesting, but not specific enough. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission.htm
Thanks!
Mike