Bob, sounds to me like someone put the wrong tranny fluid in it. I believe your
tranny requires ATF. A thicker tranny fluid might cause this. Even Redline MTL
might be too thick for this (If you want to use a Redline product I would use
the D4 ATF).
I would change your fluid before taking it to a dealer for warranty repairs
since if they
determine the incorrect fluid is in they they may void your warranty. I hope
this helps.
Scott Troyer
1999 SS Camaro 6spd
Bob Monday wrote:
> I bought a 2000 Firebird 6-speed with 20k miles about a month ago. It
> is very hard to get into gear first thing in the morning. Reverse is
> almost impossible unless I go into another gear first. You can tell
> that the synchros are having to stop the gears from moving: the car
> will actually try to roll forward a slight bit as I go into gear! Other
> than that, the clutch adjustment (at top/bottom of stroke) feels fine.
> When things are warmed up, the problem is virtually non-existent. If
> this is not simply "the nature of the beast", I'd like to get it fixed
> under warranty (clutch adjustment? throwout bearing?). If it is normal,
> I don't want the dealer mechanics wrenching on it since it took them
> over an hour just to program a new key fob, and they had written
> instructions!
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Bob Monday
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