[Shotimes] Could my mtx be bad?

[Mark D. Mallory]

You have one of two things happening.

1 - Synchros are going bad.  You would have noticed a fine (like graphite)
metal dust in your old fluid if this was the case.  If your old fluid was
still red and clear (excluding any oxidation) then I highly doubt that your
synchros are bad.

 - OR -

2 - You're tranny doesn't like the synthetic fluid.  Most people who have
switched to a synthetic fluid have found that their transmissions shift like
crap.  Try switching back to regular fluid or try the GM Synchromesh since a
lot of users have had excellent results with it.

Mark Mallory
Toledo, Ohio
'95 SHO MTX

>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Josh Salaets
>Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:09 AM
>To: SHOtimes
>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
>_______________________________________________
>Shotimes mailing list
>Shotimes@autox.team.net
>http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes