KuroNekko wrote:redmed wrote:Have you bleed the clutch yet? Curious if it helps the reverse issue. My fall, oil change/tire rotation/trans oil replacement/rear shock bumper upgrade, day is near. I want to change to Redline MTL to see what the change to different oil does, alone. I will have to wait awhile to bleed the clutch, but I'm curious if it improves your shifts.
Nope, have not got around to it yet. I'll do this at the next oil change in about 1500 miles. If you are going to be replacing the MT fluid, you might as well do this bleed. Not sure if you are going to use a pump or a tube for the MT fluid replacement, but if you use a tube like I did in my MT fluid change write-up, you'll see the clutch bleeder nipple after removing the air filter box.
I also have a bleeder extractor/pump so I'll try using that. If it does not work too great, I'll get someone to pump the clutch pedal for the bleed.
Keep us posted on your switch to MTL.
Switching to MTL has not made much of a change. I do feel the shift gates slightly better. I definitely notice the gate into third better. MTL has not cured the reverse problem but I may have come up with a shift procedure solution. Since first and reverse share the same gear I tried shifting into first before reverse and have not ground any gears when doing this. Habits are hard to break and a few of the times I forgot to pre shift into first before engaging reverse have resulted in gear grinding. I'm starting to do this quite often when driving the Kizzy, almost enough to call it a learned habit but after driving my other car I have unlearned it. I am going to try doing it while driving both cars to make it a solid habit.
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