Re: '86 5KTQ: Hard to shift?

[Dan Bocek <dan@di.com>]

> Is there a way to slow down this problem.  I had the car serviced the 
> other day, and the transaxle oil was full.
> 
> Is there a product to reduce the friction, or damage?

The folks on the Eagle Talon list (which, incidentally, are cars with
*NOTORIOUSLY* bad transmissions) swear by both of the following
transmission oils: 

Redline MTL, or
BG Synchroshift

A drain and refill of the stock transmission oil with one of the above 
fluids works magic with the grinding synchro problems wich plauge the 
Talon transmissions.  The current trend on the list is that the BG 
Synchroshift is slightly better than the Redline.

Of course, most of the time this treatment is only a stopgap which only 
delays the eventuality of a rebuild, but YMMV.


                                                         Dan Bocek
                                                         dan@di.com