Weighted shift knob and cold 2nd gear shifts
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Weighted shift knob and cold 2nd gear shifts
My 1-2 shift in cold weather is a bit notchy--after some searching around here it's apparently not all that uncommon. After the car's been driven for a bit the notchy feeling goes away.
I've got a lighter-than-stock countersunk shift knob right now and I think it might be time to invest in one of the heavier knobs. I've heard this helps the notchy feelings go away or become less noticeable. Is it worth buying a heavier knob just for this (even though I've already got a countersunk knob)?
I've got a lighter-than-stock countersunk shift knob right now and I think it might be time to invest in one of the heavier knobs. I've heard this helps the notchy feelings go away or become less noticeable. Is it worth buying a heavier knob just for this (even though I've already got a countersunk knob)?
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I did these three things that helped the notchiness go away:
1. Change transmission fluid to GM Synchromesh Friction Modified
2. Replace clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder
3. Regrease shifter bushing
Anything else is a band-aid
1. Change transmission fluid to GM Synchromesh Friction Modified
2. Replace clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder
3. Regrease shifter bushing
Anything else is a band-aid
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With any weighted shift knob it will numb/remove the notchy feeling felt with a aluminum or light weight shift knob for sure. So it should feel better, but not totally remove the cold 2nd gear shifts
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Originally Posted by flyingtoaster,Jan 23 2011, 11:35 AM
I did these three things that helped the notchiness go away:
1. Change transmission fluid to GM Synchromesh Friction Modified
1. Change transmission fluid to GM Synchromesh Friction Modified
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Originally Posted by zzziippyyy,Jan 23 2011, 10:53 AM
new Honda fluid > Gm syncromesh
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Originally Posted by Shadow_S2K,Jan 23 2011, 10:48 AM
With any weighted shift knob it will numb/remove the notchy feeling felt with a aluminum or light weight shift knob for sure. So it should feel better, but not totally remove the cold 2nd gear shifts
I got a skunk2 one btw. I forget how much it weighs exactly.
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Originally Posted by Sfedai0,Jan 23 2011, 01:17 PM
The notchiness is really only there at the very start....as soon as the car warms up the shifts should be smooth.
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It won't fix it as others have said but does make it feel much smoother than with a lightweight shift knob. I have a slight notchiness going into 2nd and 3rd I think but once it warms up mostly goes away.
I could never go back to a lightweight shift knob though.
I could never go back to a lightweight shift knob though.