Manual Transmission - Hard to shift when cold?




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Travis_68
04-10-2012, 09:27 AM
Hello,
I have a 2000 trans am, ls1, 6 speed. It has an ls7 clutch, pro 5.0 shifter, new slave cylinder, and a tick master cylinder. When the car is cold it is almost impossible to shift into any gear. If the car is turned off it shifts smoothly, and when the car is warmed up it shifts much better. I have tried adjusting the master, and that helps for a little while, then it goes back to the way it was. I have also tried bleeding the system, but it didn't appear to have any air in it. I am kind of at a loss, any suggestions would be great.

Thanks,
Travis


Fry_
04-10-2012, 01:33 PM
what kind of trans fluid are you using dex 3 or synchromesh.

Travis_68
04-10-2012, 09:51 PM
Dex 3


oldmano2z
04-11-2012, 08:17 AM
i run gm syncro mmesh when cold stiff warms better just shows lube is working. thats with syncro though.

Fry_
04-11-2012, 10:57 AM
^^^synchromesh was my only guess on what could be the problem.

Travis_68
04-11-2012, 03:09 PM
Could it be air trapped in there somewhere?

studderin
04-11-2012, 05:10 PM
Mine was like that, when it was apart to just get "freshend" it needed all 4 gears. :(