[Shotimes] Redline MTL still the fluid of choice for an MTX acting finicky?

[Carl Prochilo]

The adjuster does work, I've seen this for myself.  After Don D. repaired
my clutch, I was having trouble driving the car because the tranny was
fighting me to get the shifter in gear.  Fortunately he remembered to pull
up on the clutch pedal after I pointed this out to him.  The adjuster
clicked and the clutch has been fine ever since.

Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

> Yeah, theoretically. May need to go under there and tickle the adjuster.
> Few
> guys here have done that. Personally I was never able to get it to click
> with the "pull up" method, but then I always felt that I had enough clutch
> travel anyway, even now with the clutch on it's last legs.
>
> You still have the older brass synchros in there. Try the Valvoline
> Synchromesh from AZ, around $5-6/quart.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jim Heaton
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:04 AM
> To: Carl Prochilo; Ron Porter
> Cc: 'SHOTimes'
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Redline MTL still the fluid of choice for an MTX
> acting finicky?
>
>
> Yeah, it seemed that it was the oldest shifters that
> benefited. This is still a cable shifter 15 years and
> 200K+ miles later, I believe.  I think when Jessica
> had the new clutch and TOB put in, they replaced the
> fluid with the run-of-the-mill stuff.
>
> I had forgotten about manual clutch adjustment.  Just
> pull up right?
>
> -Jim
>
> --- Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> wrote:
>> IIRC, sometime in 1992 or 1993 a change was made to
>> the MTX-IV to replace
>> the synchro design from brass to paper.  In the
>> original design, Redline
>> MTL was a good choice to improve the shift feel of
>> the tranny, but with
>> the newer synchros, the new fluid didn't really make
>> any difference.  In
>> fact, I am using normal fluid in my tranny (has new
>> synchros) and it feels
>> just fine.
>>
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> > Should be, but it might be time for some fresh
>> stuff, though.
>> >
>> > Might also try the GM Synchomesh dino juice, or
>> the Valvoline Synchromesh
>> > equivalent that AutoZone sells.
>> >
>> > Does that car still have the cable shifter? Could
>> be that things are
>> > getting
>> > a bit worn. Might also try adjusting the clutch. I
>> would also suspect the
>> > clutch (that's what mine does in 2nd gear when it
>> gets hot), but you said
>> > the clutch wasn't that old.
>> >
>> > Ron Porter
>
>
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