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It's a catastrophic success.
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
Wd-40 everything that moves.LOL The shift rod rotates as well as slides up and down,and the linkage at the bottom of the column gets dry and gummy causing it to drag and become stiff.
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
Zonaman,
I had a very similar problem on my C20. Mine was really hard to pull back and move into gear...much easier when it was warm outside. I recently replaced the original steering wheel and noticed that the plastic on the back of the hub was coming loose. Replaced wheel with a newer one and no more hard to move lever. Coincidence? ![]() ![]()
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
yep a whole can of Wd40 will clean it and make move better....
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
it doesn't hurt for every million miles or 35years to flush and change the tranny grease
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
had one do this i broke the end of the shifter off, so be careful, it in the coulm it gets dry and dirty, i would just take the shifter out and spray wd40 in the shifter hole and work it in a little, good luck
jamie
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
I have the same problem, but only when the weather is hot. Which is why I don't like running errands in my truck because once it heats up, things start sticking. I'm almost ready to convert to an automatic because as much as I love my truck, I hate fighting the shifter.
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
I had the same problem with my 67. It would just lock in a gear and would not move unless you pulled on the shifter real hard. I think someone tried that when they drove it and ended up breaking the lever on the transmission for 1/R. I would get around it with just going under the hood and jiggling the linkage on the column. Once I get the replacement lever I am going to soak it with WD-40 and spray some chain lube in there.
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
OK...I guess I am the only dummy here who thought he was asking about an automatic....
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
No, you're not the only one -- I got halfway through before it occurred to me it might be a stick... My auto does the same thing in cold weather when it needs a shot of WD-40. In fact, check his siggy... he has a 700r4!
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
On the manual trannys that I have had in the past, they are hard to shift in the morning, even in Phoenix it gets cold (to me anyways). As the vehicle and tranny oil warmed up, it moved easier. I believed it was caused by the tranny oil being cold and thick, as it warmed up, it became thinner.
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
The WD-40 trick worked. Was chilly this morning and (my automatic) shifted fine. Thanks! Hope things work out for all you manual tranny guys!
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Re: Hard to shift when cold
Guess I'm not so dummmmmm after all.
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