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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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Hey guys, I have a couple of questions about my 98 Z28 A4. When shifting from 1st to second, its pretty hard, and if I am getting on it a bit, it spins the tires: at first I thought it was form the traction control system, but I turned that off and it still does the same thing and it doesn't shift like that every time either. Would this be a problem with the tranny or is it normal? Also, when I am shifting out of park to any gear, it sometimes takes 2-4 seconds before the transmission goes into gear. I don't know if this is normal, since this is my first F-body and all the other guys I know have M6's and any other automatic I've owned (RWD) has never had much of a delay like that. Normal driving is smooth with good clean shifts. any input would be appreciated!
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 10:11 AM
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the park to gear sounds wrong. did you check your fluid level?
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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almost sounds like its slipping....reminds me of my old TH350 when it needed a rebuild
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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That doesnt sound right. I was having minor proplems with my old LT1 Trans at 120000 mi
It felt weird when shifting normal and slipped ever so slightly. I changed the fluid to Royal Purple and changed the fillter and it stopped all the slight slipping and it shifted better.
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Old May 30, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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I am having the same problem with my 1st to 2nd gear. I thought it was normal?
But my buddys b4c kinda has the same problem? Or do we have 2 bad transmissions?
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Old May 30, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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Oh.... I forgot to add that I bought it with a B&M electronic shift kit..... That may play a small part... I think....lol
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