6 speed shifting
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6 speed shifting
I have an '04 HO W/6 speed. It is really hard to shift from 2nd to 3rd and to 4th without some kind "feeling your way thru the gears". If I am slow its OK, but in traffic that is way to slow.
Suggestions?
The truck has about 1800 miles. I know it will loosen up as I get more miles on it....any way to "help loosen it up"?
I was thinking of switching to Redline MTL....any thoughts?
BTW....I work about 2 miles from my house and in an office complex with very tight parking. I thought I would find a $2000.00 work car just to drive to work and let it get beat up. You have NO idea how hard it is to find a clean beater (work) car. Most of the cars in that price range I wouldn't let my enemies drive!
This past Sunday...Lo and Behold...there it was, parked in a a 7/11 parking lot....a cherry 1990 Lumina with a 100K miles on it! Super clean, gray with a gray/blue interior and ASKING only $1200.00!
I drove it, had it smogged and offered him what I had in my pocket...$987.00.....SOLD!!! Life is good.....
Now....where is a Lumina site! :-)
Suggestions?
The truck has about 1800 miles. I know it will loosen up as I get more miles on it....any way to "help loosen it up"?
I was thinking of switching to Redline MTL....any thoughts?
BTW....I work about 2 miles from my house and in an office complex with very tight parking. I thought I would find a $2000.00 work car just to drive to work and let it get beat up. You have NO idea how hard it is to find a clean beater (work) car. Most of the cars in that price range I wouldn't let my enemies drive!
This past Sunday...Lo and Behold...there it was, parked in a a 7/11 parking lot....a cherry 1990 Lumina with a 100K miles on it! Super clean, gray with a gray/blue interior and ASKING only $1200.00!
I drove it, had it smogged and offered him what I had in my pocket...$987.00.....SOLD!!! Life is good.....
Now....where is a Lumina site! :-)
Whatever........it is better. Put a few miles on it.
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From: Elkridge, MD
Re:6 speed shifting
Your tranny should loosen up after a few thousand miles. It's amazing how much better mine shift now compared to when I picked it up. Also, I plan on switching to Redline MTL, which should smooth things up a bit.
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From: Boise ID
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ditto that. My 02 loosened up gradually and I didn't even notice that by 20,000 miles it shifted very smoothly with only a few times where the syncros held things up.
When I got my 04 I thought wow
this thing is tight.
When I got my 04 I thought wow
this thing is tight.
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From: Sarasota, Florida
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I complained a little about the slow shifting when I first got the truck. I slowed down my shift a little, the shift has loosened just a little and I am more used to it. I hardly think about it any more. Just drive it and enjoy it.
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From: Alberta Canada
Re:6 speed shifting
this is my first 6speed..i agree that it is a bit tricky to shift..you cant hurry the process especially on down shifts..not sure if its syncros or shifter..but as long as i drive it like a truck not my mercedes, its fine..i am toying with the idea of trying a bd short shifter at some point out of curiosity..so far no real problems with my truck...
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With every manual transmission I have ever driven enough to "know" like the back of my hand there has always been a sweet spot. It's a shift timing thing leaving one gear at a certain RPM makes it easier to get into the next. Gears closer together in ratio seem to go easier.
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I don't know if the 6 sp is different, but from what I've found out so far the 5sp shifts easily when reving to a bit over 2000 rpm on level ground and trying to catch the shift at about 1500 rpm or a bit less. When going downhill lower revs work ok and when going uphill more revs are needed. The shifts require very little effort when keeping the revs in this range. Outside the range it might shift ok, but often it requires more effort and sometimes won't even go into gear.
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From: Houston TEXAS
Re:6 speed shifting
My 6 is a little Clunky to shift but then it only has 600 or so miles on it.
I have read that putting on some miles and a fluid change will help.
Are any of you 6 speed drivers using 2,4,6 only?
Mine seems to shift pretty good while driving unloaded.
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I have read that putting on some miles and a fluid change will help.
Are any of you 6 speed drivers using 2,4,6 only?
Mine seems to shift pretty good while driving unloaded.
Diesel Fool
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With the ones I've owned, both 5 & 6 speeds, they seem to shift alot better with more throttle applied! The higher the rpm the quicker and smoother the shift. Of course they do loosen up some with time. Plus I never changed the fluid.
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From: DeBerry TX
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;DMan you should have seen me shift mine the first 3 months? I found out that I was being a little heavy handed with it but as long as I be easy with it no promblems my .20 cent worth you know inflation 
Also my wife usees the 2,4,6 shift it works for her drives me crasy when she lugs it. :-
Also my wife usees the 2,4,6 shift it works for her drives me crasy when she lugs it. :-