[Shotimes] Could my mtx be bad?

[Paul Nimz]

Seems the SHOforum crowd is rather enamored with the GM Synchromesh stuff.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:09 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Could my mtx be bad?


> Hey Everyone,
>
> While figuring which clutch I want to go with for my next clutch job, I
got to
> thinking.  My SHO has always been more difficult to shift than every other
SHO
> I've driven, but I just attributed it to my clutch, although it was still
kind
> of notchy even when the last clutch was brand new.  When I did the drain
plug
> mod, I put in Amsoil, and the thing WOULD NOT shift at first, but started
to
> loosen up, and allowed me to get home to flush that fluid out and install
> Mobil 1 ATF.  The Mobil 1 made if feel better, but still not quite as good
as
> I think it should.
>
> It has gotten to be a real pain shifting lately (sometimes nearly
impossible,
> other times great), but it doesn't have the other symptoms  I had when my
> first clutch died - I don't have to turn the car off to get it in gear if
I
> put it in neutral at a light, reverse doesn't grind when shifting from
neutral
> as long as the clutch has been engaged for a couple of seconds, and I
don't
> have to rev-match to get it to shift.
>
> The car only has 98K on it, and I bought it with 48K, so I wouldn't think
the
> transmission would be bad in 48K, but who knows.
>
> Has anyone had problems with their mtx's other than differentials
grenading?
> If so, what was the problem?  Since I really can't afford a new clutch
right
> now, I don't want to go through the expense of installing one only to find
out
> the trans is also bad.
>
> Any information you guys have would be appreciated - even if it's to tell
me
> I'm being too paranoid! : )
>
> Thanks!
>
> Josh Salaets
> 95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
> 85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
> NWSHOC Member
> Eugene, OR
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