Re: 4KCSQ Hard Shifting

[es61@prism.gatech.edu (Eric Schumacher)]

Todd,

I have an 86 4kCSQ, much like yours.

Two suggestions:

Change your gear oil and put in a good synthetic.  Popular (in this group)
are REdline and Amsoil.  I changed mine a few weeks ago with good results.
 A friend of mine changed his 5kCSQ at the same time and noticed a BIG
difference.  Caveot:  be sure you can remove fill plugs first and use a
pump (I wasted lots of time 'cause I didn't have one).  You will need four
quarts.  

The two are not necessarily related.  I have experienced this before, but
in a different car.  I don't have a solution except to remember and take
your time.  Anyone have experience curing this?

Good luck.

Eric Schumacher
es61@prism.gatech.edu
>
 > 
> I've owned an '87 4KCSQ for about a month now and was wondering if the 
> shifting behaviour I'm experiencing is normal.  When the car is cold it 
> is rather difficult to shift.  What I mean is it is physically hard to 
> put into gear.  When the transmission warms up it shifts very nicely.  As 
> well I noticed again when the car is cold that the clutch does not seem 
> to disengage immediately in conjunction with depressing the clutch pedal, 
> there is about a one second delay between the two operations.  I 
> can see these two things being related.  Any ideas on this, a 
> sticky release bearing, air in the system.?  Any comments 
> would be appreciated.
> 
> TIA
> Todd
> '84 944
> '87 4KCSQ
> 
>