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Author Topic: Lousy shifting, 82 SX/4  (Read 13206 times)

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Offline carnuck

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Re: Lousy shifting, 82 SX/4
« Reply #30 on: October 16, 2011, 07:45:48 AM »
High forward clutch seal. Every time it slips, the clutches slip and heat up. No bands involved when the trans shifts into drive (other than one loosens as the clutches are supposed to engage) Some places have blasted me for this (RM means Rambler Mentality. ie: Not $pending unless I had to) I put a can of STP engine oil treatment in mine for more solid shifts.
The passing gear linkage controls when the trans upshifts and downshifts. Most AMC guys go with a Lokar kickdown cable when they change the fuel system.
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Re: Lousy shifting, 82 SX/4
« Reply #31 on: October 16, 2011, 11:28:14 AM »
I poured in some Lucas Transmission Fix a while back.  Smoother shifting, but still shifts.  I also noticed that when I first start to drive, it's very hard to get into second.  It'll keep going in first until you "goose it" and then it shifts hard into second.

I haven't driven it in a while.  It was trailored to the garage it's in.
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