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rivcokid · 07-28-2020, 01:14 PM

Since i bought my roadster almost 2 years ago, I've had some intermittent problems going from neutral to first at a stop. Usually, i just move the car a bit and no problem. I had a local chop do a lube job and change the fluids a couple of weeks ago, and the put in some pretty thin oil into the transmission. It seemed like the gears would not stop spinning and it was difficult to shift from neutral to first without grinding/slamming. So, I got some Lubriplate SPO-288 as recommended on the MAFCA site and replaced the oil - it's nice and thick. However, it only made the slamming/gear spinning seem to lessen a bit, but it is by no means gone away. So, is there some adjustment that can be done to the transmission? I really hate to drive it in this condition because I don't want to kill the transmission. Thanks as always in advance!!

07-28-2020, 01:14 PM	#1
rivcokid Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 171	Slamming into first gear Since i bought my roadster almost 2 years ago, I've had some intermittent problems going from neutral to first at a stop. Usually, i just move the car a bit and no problem. I had a local chop do a lube job and change the fluids a couple of weeks ago, and the put in some pretty thin oil into the transmission. It seemed like the gears would not stop spinning and it was difficult to shift from neutral to first without grinding/slamming. So, I got some Lubriplate SPO-288 as recommended on the MAFCA site and replaced the oil - it's nice and thick. However, it only made the slamming/gear spinning seem to lessen a bit, but it is by no means gone away. So, is there some adjustment that can be done to the transmission? I really hate to drive it in this condition because I don't want to kill the transmission. Thanks as always in advance!!