Sudden shifting trouble

["Payne" <bpayne@xxxx>]

Recently my car has had progressing shifting troubles. For a while now I've
had trouble downshifting to fourth only when the transmission is hot (yes, I
do have the S.S. braided line). But one morning all of a sudden I had
resistance upshifting in all gears, and I couldn't downshift at all without
it grinding. Later that evening, after being parked, the smooth shifting
was restored and it went in all gears as easily as ever. Now for the past
two days when the car is cold I'm getting kind of a "chunk" in first through
third gears. It feels as if I'm shifting with the clutch pedal only halfway
down. Sometimes first gear will kind of "kick" before fully going in. It
does get better as I drive more. I know the transmission is not low on
fluid, as I have just had it filled with fresh 80W-90, and the slave
cylinder is not leaking.

Just a note, I had a similar problem on my last car, an Integra. It
happened to be a piece of the friction disk broken off and floating around
in the clutch housing causing problems. I also have a Centerforce in the
DeLorean now that's only a few thousand miles old, however I don't like the
feel of it. Has anyone had a problem with the Centerforce clutches?

Thanks for anyone's ideas!

Brandon J. Payne
#2975 "DeMara"