brandon_g

Hey guys I just had my auto changed out to a manual.It runs good.It feels a little stiff though,and when downshifting from any gear to second it will sometimes grind.It shifts good it ust feels really stiff though,and idea?On what maybe I can try?O man though does it make it feel alot faster.
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ACE

The stiffness is the clutch and the griding is the syncros in the tranny most likely

brandon_g

Oh I see so theres really no way that I can make the shifting any smoother,or will that come with some time with the clutch getting worn in maybe?thanks.

Lordy

I'm new to Mustangs, but do know that sometimes the type of gear oil can effect the way manual transmissions operate. Redline makes several types of synthetic gear oils that work differently in a transmission, and even a different way when blended. I will describe the characteristic that I got rid of as "notchy". Going from first to second wouldnt really grind, but just didnt slide smoothly into gear. Changed oils and that problem was substantially reduced. There may be more on this topic on bobistheoilguy.com.
My 92 LX has a mushy AOD that I wish was a 5 speed. Was the swap difficult?

stang8689

Get a firewall adjuster so you can fine tune your adjustment. I would upgrade the quadrent as well

crazypony

mine does the same in 2nd gear doesnt bother me too much i just feather it in gear oh slow down a little bit to try to match the speed on that gear to how fast im going and it goes in fine

Devil Dog

Did you do the swap your self ?
How hard was it to install cluch / brake pedal ?

brandon_g

I didnt do it myself.I had my friend who knows alot about cars do it.He said it wasent that bad.charged me 500$ for everything and a tune up.

Devil Dog

I wish I had a friend like that... Did you have to change out ECU ?

brandon_g

nope same ecu.ya good guy.Did a great job.Hes also gonna do my timing chain, water pump, radiator, and all the rad hoses.And I got to get my vavlve cover gaskets done there leaking pretty bad.