BayAreaStang

hey all so i have a 1990 lx manuel and sometimes it gets stuck inbetween gears. when i put it to reverse and i want to go back to first, it gets stuck. I have to use all my force to get it to first and last night it finally got real stuck. I turned off the car and turned it back on and it went back into gear smoothly. Also sometimes when i put it in reverse..it acts like im in first for some reason. Has anyone had this problem. I know, a little confusing. Sorry..

Notch90

damn that sounds pretty bad. i hope its just a cable. good luck

707FoxBody

I know about the not going into first problem. It happens on mine every once in a while. Usually (at least in my case) if I put it into another gear like 2nd or 3rd it helps align the syncrose I believe, and it go's in smoothly. Reverse acts up on mine a little bit, grinds unless I put it into 2nd before reverse. I put some royal purple syncromax in it and havent had A problem with getting stuck, but notice that it grinds when puting it back in first.. but very rarely. My trannys the whole reason im not spending the money I have on go fast parts because I have this feeling its going to go out the second I do and I wont have money to replace it.

BayAreaStang

707, thats the problem i have, ill try using that royal purple stuff, and we will see how it goes.. i might just take it to a trannyshop to check it out..thanks for input tho

707FoxBody

Yeah they could proably diagnose is better than we could. Your in the bay area? Which part?

BayAreaStang

san jose..you from the 707 i see!! haha thats wassup!