hard to shift into 1st and reverse
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hard to shift into 1st and reverse
My trasmission is getting hard to shift into 1st and reverse.
Reverse is worse than 1st.
When it's not going in, I engage clutch in nuetral and rev a little bit, and then try again. Sometimes works, sometimes not.
Is there any cure for this?
I just changed transmission fluid but it wasn't MOTUL or anything fancy.
If there is a transmission fluid you recommend, post it here.
NEO? MOTUL? REDLINE? ...???
It's 99 2.5 RS transmission.
Reverse is worse than 1st.
When it's not going in, I engage clutch in nuetral and rev a little bit, and then try again. Sometimes works, sometimes not.
Is there any cure for this?
I just changed transmission fluid but it wasn't MOTUL or anything fancy.
If there is a transmission fluid you recommend, post it here.
NEO? MOTUL? REDLINE? ...???
It's 99 2.5 RS transmission.
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I think the difficulty with reverse is one of those things thats there so we can look back fondly on the little 'bugs' in our classic Impreza. Almost everybody has had a problem with shifting to reverse and downshifting to 1st, not to mention the clutch chatter.
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i have the same proublem .. although it has been getting colder and the proublem is getting better???
i have redline 7590ns in there right now ..i am going to change it to either mt90 or shockproof ... probbaly shockproof
from what i have heard shockproof is only good for 9-10k miles
i have redline 7590ns in there right now ..i am going to change it to either mt90 or shockproof ... probbaly shockproof
from what i have heard shockproof is only good for 9-10k miles
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My WRX sometimes wont go into first, have to let the clutch out a tiny bit, or put it in a few other gears first.
Same thing in reverse.
Sometimes I'll put it in reverse, let the clutch out about halfway and it will EXPLODE out of reverse... Scaring the crap out of me and my passengers. I imagine its only time till it explodes into pieces.
Interesting if nothing else...
~v6
Same thing in reverse.
Sometimes I'll put it in reverse, let the clutch out about halfway and it will EXPLODE out of reverse... Scaring the crap out of me and my passengers. I imagine its only time till it explodes into pieces.
Interesting if nothing else...
~v6
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Originally posted by V6turboTA
My WRX sometimes wont go into first, have to let the clutch out a tiny bit, or put it in a few other gears first.
Same thing in reverse.
Sometimes I'll put it in reverse, let the clutch out about halfway and it will EXPLODE out of reverse... Scaring the crap out of me and my passengers. I imagine its only time till it explodes into pieces.
Interesting if nothing else...
~v6
My WRX sometimes wont go into first, have to let the clutch out a tiny bit, or put it in a few other gears first.
Same thing in reverse.
Sometimes I'll put it in reverse, let the clutch out about halfway and it will EXPLODE out of reverse... Scaring the crap out of me and my passengers. I imagine its only time till it explodes into pieces.
Interesting if nothing else...
~v6
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It will do it at almost a standstill. Right as the car starts to move BANG!!! out of gear.
You can almost tell when its going to do it, but sometimes I miss it i guess. Like when you put it in first and it seems to go halfway in...
Weird...
~v6
You can almost tell when its going to do it, but sometimes I miss it i guess. Like when you put it in first and it seems to go halfway in...
Weird...
~v6
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Originally posted by V6turboTA
It will do it at almost a standstill. Right as the car starts to move BANG!!! out of gear.
You can almost tell when its going to do it, but sometimes I miss it i guess. Like when you put it in first and it seems to go halfway in...
Weird...
~v6
It will do it at almost a standstill. Right as the car starts to move BANG!!! out of gear.
You can almost tell when its going to do it, but sometimes I miss it i guess. Like when you put it in first and it seems to go halfway in...
Weird...
~v6
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Originally posted by Lobster Man
Yea, make sure you swap out all your mods so they have no reason to void your warrenty.
Yea, make sure you swap out all your mods so they have no reason to void your warrenty.
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Originally posted by IMPREZIV
Good point, and make sure you take out EVERYTHING. Ive heard horror stories about dealerships getting crazy over the dumbest ish, so be careful
Pete
Good point, and make sure you take out EVERYTHING. Ive heard horror stories about dealerships getting crazy over the dumbest ish, so be careful
Pete
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"My trasmission is getting hard to shift into 1st and reverse"
This is completely normal for Subaru transmissions. My transmission has always acted this way. Also, when I added Redline 75/90ns to the transmission the problem was more evident...
This is completely normal for Subaru transmissions. My transmission has always acted this way. Also, when I added Redline 75/90ns to the transmission the problem was more evident...
Last edited by GQ; Nov 25, 2002 at 05:46 AM.