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2nd gear grind when cold

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Old 09-06-2013, 09:40 AM
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Default 2nd gear grind when cold

notice only when its cold when i go to get in snd gear it grinds a little bit, once car warms up it goes away. and sometime on deceleration when it 3rd it comes out of gear.
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Have you regreased your shifter ball yet?
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When was the last time clutch and transmission fluid were changed?
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Originally Posted by INDYMAC
Have you regreased your shifter ball yet?

new to the s2k so what is that
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Originally Posted by Kenshyn
When was the last time clutch and transmission fluid were changed?

i am actually doing the tranny and diff fluid tomorrow
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What brand MTF?
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so i did the tranny fluid. i pput honda tranny fluid and motul gear 300 in the diff and it shift like butter now the "nick" that most s2k have is really not noticeable andmore and no more grinding in 2nd when cold
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