Re: [DML] No first gear

[Christian Williams <delorean@xxxx>]

And while we're on the subject of weird things that happen with gears,
would anyone care to venture a guess as to why 3rd is a little rough to
shift into? My master, slave, and clutch line are all fine. I can hear a
*CHUCK* sort of sound when I shift into 3rd - not gear grinding. The sound
seems to come from right below the shifter.

-Christian

On Sat, 9 Feb 2002, Ryan McCaffrey wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> I took my car in to our usually dependable shop yesterday and it came back
> with a problem that wasn?t there when I left it: I can?t shift into first.
> Every other gear is perfectly fine, but no first. Well, actually, I can get
> first, but only after working through the other gears for a couple of
> minutes and eventually getting lucky and getting into first. The only thing
> they installed that was transmission-related were transmission mounts (and
> yes, both were NOS parts from DMC Houston).
>
> I left the car there for the weekend and I?m hoping you guys can come up
> with some suggestions for me to give them on Monday in case they have any
> trouble locating the problem.
>
> A quick search of the archives turned up master cylinder problems, fifth
> gear grinds, but no first gear problems. And so I look to my fellow owners?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ryan McCaffrey
> #10014
> Arizona DeLorean Club
>
> P.S. As I said, it worked fine when I took it in there, but for the record:
> slave and master cylinders are a year old and an upgraded clutch line is
> installed.
>
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