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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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It is sometimes getting hard to slip the shifter into first gear at red lights on my 2000 with 50,000 miles. Is there a simple "linkage" adjustment?
Am I heading towards trouble?
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Hard to say - you could have a bent shift fork. When did you last have the transmission fluid drained and refilled?
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
hard to say - you could have a bent shift fork. When did you last have the transmission fluid drained and refilled?

never
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Originally Posted by stevez
Never!
Hmmmmmmmm....... Can you guess what I'd try first?
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Move your seat up so that you are sure to have the clutch all the way to the floor.

Set the gears by shifting into second and than into first.

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I had the same problem a few times when I glided to a stop in neutral and then I couldn't shift into any gears when the light turned green. Now, I always shift into 2nd and then into 1st now when I am coming to a stop. Once I know that I can get it into 1st at a stop, I'll slip it into neutral until the light is about to change. It has worked so far.
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