Shifting from first to second..

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sixstringthing

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Is it just me or does the shift from 1st to 2nd usually feel kind of "clunky" ... ive felt this in two v6's and now that I got my GT (02) its the same thing. Is this just me? Am i doing something wrong? (btw by clunky I mean that you really feel the jolt when you shift, which doesn't happen in the other gears)

 

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Ron Jeremy

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I am not sure, but I think that this is normal. When you say jolt, do you mean that the car bucks forward after you shift into 2nd gear and accelerate? The main problem that 2nd gear has on the Mustang is that it's sometimes hard to get the shifter into 2nd gear or 2nd gear grinds when you shift into 2nd gear.

I am not sure what you really mean by feeling a jolt. Do you mean that the shifter shaft and handle buck forwards and backwards when you shift into 2nd gear? Please explain the jolting to me. Thanks.

 

03-s281

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My car does the exact same thing. It does'nt grind but I feel
a clunk or thud when going into second. I'm sure its the infamous
tranny problem that is a sticky at the top of this forum.
When I shift slow it does not do it.

 

JonJon

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Isn't that just the tremec 3650 1-2 shift?

 

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sixstringthing

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Exactly what 03 said, i hear/feel this clunk or thud when going from 1st to 2nd

 

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Ron Jeremy

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Oh, Okay. Now I know what you are hearing. That's nothing. The clunking sound is the free-play in the gears inside the transmission. This is normal. I have the same sound in my 2001 GT. I wouldn't worry about it. It's nothing and it's normal. Your car is okay.

 

03-s281

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It does not do this in any other gear. And when I take my time shifting it does not do it. If it is normal its awfully stange.

 

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are you letting the clutch out too fast? The first few weeks Igot my car it took me a few blocks of driving each time before I could shift smooth.

 

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CottonBurnerz

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same prob here..

when I shift from 1st to 2nd, I can feel it. Then right after that I put in neutral then go to 2nd directly from neutral and it went perfectly smooth.. I guess that that's normal also?

 

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my T-45 in 01GT is natchy frst to second. kinda hard to shift and match RPM sometimes. Especialy, when you trying to drive nice and slow

 

decoy562

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Welcome to the Tremec 3650 shift

 

HoustonGT

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mity2 said:

my T-45 in 01GT is natchy frst to second. kinda hard to shift and match RPM sometimes. Especialy, when you trying to drive nice and slow

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Ya i got the same problem, the T-45's can be pretty crappy at times too. I mean they both come from Tremec

 

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Sometimes it's hard to get into gear but wiggling it some works great. It clunks all the time. T45

 

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HoustonGT said:

Ya i got the same problem, the T-45's can be pretty crappy at times too. I mean they both come from Tremec

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Don't forget the grind in to reverse on T-45. I read the review way back when that T-45 (might been TR3650) is smooth & bullitproof tranny. wghat was they smoking???

 

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Ron Jeremy

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You ALWAYS need to put it into 1st gear and THEN you put it into Reverse. NEVER go into Reverse without putting it into 1st gear. The reason why the T-45 and the Tremec 3650 transmission grinds is because there are NO Reverse Synchros in these transmissions. That's why you ALWAYS have to put the gears into 1st before you attempt to put it into Reverse. The Ford Technical Bulletins tell you to always do this. If you don't, you can damage your reverse gear with the grinding.