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Joeys86Stang 09-22-2001 11:09 PM

Why is it hard to shift gears after car is hot???
 
Just as it reads, why does my car seem to shift hard(not smooth) after the car is running for a while??? Specially when i am at astop light and try to put it in 1st or Reverse. My Stang is an 86 GT stock except for FLows.... Please help..

Joe

90dpscoupe 09-23-2001 08:01 AM

man my car does the same thing, sometimes im sitting at a light holding up traffic, struggling for 1st gr, it sux, i was told it is a "stretched cable", i think they can actually heat up and stretch, but not sure, the remedy to this is an "adjustable quadrant", such as steeda, bbk, or i heard replacing the stock cable helps, and is not to expensive, i know its not clutch wear, cuz my clutch is brand new.

but hope you get it fixed, i just can afford a quadrant now http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/frown.gif later....

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90 lx coupe: 5spd, energy susp trans mounts, fms hd clutch, Mac coldair fenderwell, Mac h-pipe, supercoil, ADS chip, 160 stat, aluminum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs.
Best time: 13.9116(on 225/60/15 firehawks)
Best mph: 98.17
Best 60': 1.9607

someday mods:4.10's, slicks.

84LX89GT 09-23-2001 01:47 PM

...i was wondering why it was hard to get into 1st gear and reverse myself. I thought it could be the cable but i wasn't sure.
But yeah, i have the same problem as you Joeys86stang


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