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2nd gear funky

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every since i bought the car 2nd gear has been "bumpy" when shifting from 1st to 2nd. down shifting from 3rd to 2nd is perfectly fine.

my first instinct is the syncro's however i have seen some post about the adjustments that are in the shifter and such

i will probably change the oil this weekend and see if that does anything, i didnt know if there was anything else i can do....

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Does the car have short shift kit? I recall when I put mine in 2nd gear was "bumpy", so I ended up removing the kit

i don't believe so but i am the 3rd owner, how would i tell, i guess by removing the center console?

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Does the car have short shift kit? I recall when I put mine in 2nd gear was "bumpy", so I ended up removing the kit

i don't believe so but i am the 3rd owner, how would i tell, i guess by removing the center console?

No, you just need to lift the shift boot. (4 snap clips)

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Does the car have short shift kit? I recall when I put mine in 2nd gear was "bumpy", so I ended up removing the kit

i don't believe so but i am the 3rd owner, how would i tell, i guess by removing the center console?

No, you just need to lift the shift boot. (4 snap clips)

yeah it just pulled right off, and it is the stock shifter

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On my 1999 cab ---68000 miles -- when my car was cold sometimes it would pop out of 2nd if going slow. Sounded like a bad syncro in 2nd gear. I changed my trans fluid --- put in Royal Purple ( good reports on the net from race guys.) My old fluid looked fine

The new Royal Purple fluid fixed my problem. I would try that first.

Chuck 996 ----- Myrtle Beach, SC

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well i put in the royal purple, and the tranny is acting better, took a couple of days for it to smooth out....

on a side note i went to porsche initially to but the fluid and they said they used mobile 1 syntetic 75-90, which is not on the "recomended" Mobil Mobilube PTX . they said they dont sell porsche manual transmission fluid which i thought was funny. no one carried the 2 recomended ones that are in the DIY list, however the royal purple seems to be working fine.....

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well i put in the royal purple, and the tranny is acting better, took a couple of days for it to smooth out....

on a side note i went to porsche initially to but the fluid and they said they used mobile 1 syntetic 75-90, which is not on the "recomended" Mobil Mobilube PTX . they said they dont sell porsche manual transmission fluid which i thought was funny. no one carried the 2 recomended ones that are in the DIY list, however the royal purple seems to be working fine.....

You may want to buy a 90 weight gear oil that does not have the limited slip properties in it, LS friction modifiers act as a lubricant and can hamper synchro's to some extent. Currently Mobil 1 , Lucas, Ryal Purple and a like have LS friction modifiers already in it. The only one I have found is Redline 90 NS that does not. Of course if you have a LS differential then you have to use friction modifiers and have no choice.

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well i put in the royal purple, and the tranny is acting better, took a couple of days for it to smooth out....

on a side note i went to porsche initially to but the fluid and they said they used mobile 1 syntetic 75-90, which is not on the "recomended" Mobil Mobilube PTX . they said they dont sell porsche manual transmission fluid which i thought was funny. no one carried the 2 recomended ones that are in the DIY list, however the royal purple seems to be working fine.....

You may want to buy a 90 weight gear oil that does not have the limited slip properties in it, LS friction modifiers act as a lubricant and can hamper synchro's to some extent. Currently Mobil 1 , Lucas, Ryal Purple and a like have LS friction modifiers already in it. The only one I have found is Redline 90 NS that does not. Of course if you have a LS differential then you have to use friction modifiers and have no choice.

the only oil the stores carried was the royal purple, and mobile 1 in terms of synthetic gear oil. i went to various places, i may look around for reline, maybe Dallas mustang carries it

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well i put in the royal purple, and the tranny is acting better, took a couple of days for it to smooth out....

on a side note i went to porsche initially to but the fluid and they said they used mobile 1 syntetic 75-90, which is not on the "recomended" Mobil Mobilube PTX . they said they dont sell porsche manual transmission fluid which i thought was funny. no one carried the 2 recomended ones that are in the DIY list, however the royal purple seems to be working fine.....

You may want to buy a 90 weight gear oil that does not have the limited slip properties in it, LS friction modifiers act as a lubricant and can hamper synchro's to some extent. Currently Mobil 1 , Lucas, Ryal Purple and a like have LS friction modifiers already in it. The only one I have found is Redline 90 NS that does not. Of course if you have a LS differential then you have to use friction modifiers and have no choice.

the only oil the stores carried was the royal purple, and mobile 1 in terms of synthetic gear oil. i went to various places, i may look around for reline, maybe Dallas mustang carries it

You can buy it on the internet

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