[Phil_M]

Like the title says lol. The second gear syncro seems to be hit or miss before the transmission has come up to temp. Basic googling shows this is a pretty common problem for this transmission. My question is, has anyone on here solved this issue, and if so, what did you do?

Typically I just shift 1-3 till the trans warms up, but it'd be nice to have second sooner...

And yes, double clutching works, but I want a "normal" fix...

 

[patriotpa]

How many miles, and have you checked/changed the fluid?

 

[Phil_M]

Just over 14k miles. Only does it when cold, and by cold I mean under about 70/80 degrees or so. No, I haven't checked the fluid yet, though none of the other gears have any issues. Supposedly a dedicated clutch reservoir has helped some folks, and has the advantage of isolating the clutch from the brake system. Others recommend a different trans fluid.

I'm planning on getting the dedicated reservoir/replacing the trans fluid, but in the meantime I was curious if anyone on here had any experience with this issue.

 

[Nancygrl]

Heck...I remember my '96 TransAm being that way in 2nd gear when cold. My 2011 Camaro SS also did it as well. Adding the separate reservoir for the clutch helped and I also changed out my transmission fluid at 8k miles to Amsoil and that seemed to make the biggest difference in shifting thru all the gears.