Frozen Tranny
nose-gobblin
03-09-2005, 05:03 PM
What do i do my car starts my tranny is frozen, its astick i cnat even force the car into gear, what now, its cold out and not gonna get any warmer :(
Turtle1217
03-10-2005, 11:10 AM
It sounds like your clutch has gone out. I really haven't heard of freezing temps to affect a tranny that much. If you can put it in gear easily at 0 rpm then you cant when idling i would bet it on the clutch.
focusyn
03-10-2005, 03:31 PM
It sounds like your clutch has gone out. I really haven't heard of freezing temps to affect a tranny that much. If you can put it in gear easily at 0 rpm then you cant when idling i would bet it on the clutch.
No transmission likes cold weather, manuals are worse. When it's really cold, (less then 15 degrees F) I have a problem with shifting for the first couple of miles, mainly first gear. It's been that way in any manual transmission car I've ever driven. Let it warm up a bit and be gentle with it.
No transmission likes cold weather, manuals are worse. When it's really cold, (less then 15 degrees F) I have a problem with shifting for the first couple of miles, mainly first gear. It's been that way in any manual transmission car I've ever driven. Let it warm up a bit and be gentle with it.
nose-gobblin
03-11-2005, 11:37 AM
yea it was cold it was -15 aprox, no cluch not gone only got 50 k on it. ty
nose-gobblin
03-14-2005, 06:37 PM
is ther any way to adjust the focus clutch?
focusyn
03-14-2005, 11:15 PM
yea it was cold it was -15 aprox, no cluch not gone only got 50 k on it. ty
-15 degrees farenheit? Dude, thats COLD. ANY car with a manual is going to seem frozen for the first couple of miles at those temps. The gear oil in your tranny needs to work at high temps without breaking down, so it's like glue when it's that cold outside. As I said, be gentle on it, don't force it into gear ( not good for the synchros). Once the car warms up, it'll be fine. If not, you've got other problems.
-15 degrees farenheit? Dude, thats COLD. ANY car with a manual is going to seem frozen for the first couple of miles at those temps. The gear oil in your tranny needs to work at high temps without breaking down, so it's like glue when it's that cold outside. As I said, be gentle on it, don't force it into gear ( not good for the synchros). Once the car warms up, it'll be fine. If not, you've got other problems.
nose-gobblin
03-15-2005, 06:31 PM
no IT WAS Frozen NOT SEEMED frozen, .....
Turtle1217
03-15-2005, 09:01 PM
no IT WAS Frozen NOT SEEMED frozen, .....
did you ever get it fixed, or are you still fighting it?
did you ever get it fixed, or are you still fighting it?
nose-gobblin
03-15-2005, 10:41 PM
it defrosted i had to spray the frozen linkage with de-icer
vintweed
04-04-2005, 01:04 AM
Try some quality tranny oil instead of the factory dish-water...I used Redline (they recommend ATF, but they also sell blends specifically or MTX)
Makes an improvement in cold weather, and in normal temps, it's real slick and smooth!
Makes an improvement in cold weather, and in normal temps, it's real slick and smooth!
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