1991 - 535iM second gear rough

[Thanos]

Hi:
I have noticed that 2nd gear seems harder to find; a little notchy going down, and occasionally it does not engage.
Once in, and for all other gears, eveything is fine.
I am obviously a novice...is this something I should be worrying about, and if so, what might be the culprit; what is to be done?

Thanks in advance.

[bahnstormer]

your syncro's might be a little worn, its pretty normal for 2nd gear to get like
that - how many miles are on the gearbox?

[Thanos]

Thank you for the help. Well..about 123,000 miles. I hope you tell me this is no big deal and that I should just live with it; a trnasmission repair sounds ugly.
Thanos

[Warren N.CA]

When's the last time it was replaced? Should be about every 30K.

I suggest RedLine MTL. Then if that isn't better, try RedLine D4 ATF.

I use MTL, and both my trannies shift really nice, now. (Yes I have 2 cars!)

Hi:
I have noticed that 2nd gear seems harder to find; a little notchy going down, and occasionally it does not engage.
Once in, and for all other gears, eveything is fine.
I am obviously a novice...is this something I should be worrying about, and if so, what might be the culprit; what is to be done?

Thanks in advance.

[Thanos]

Thanks guys. I will have my repair shop (The Little Garage in Queens, NY) replace it when they do my NYS inspection next month. BTW, how many liters of this stuff should I bring them?

[Robin~535im]

Changing my tranny mounts made 2nd easier to find in my case.

It used to pop out occassionally but rarely does now... Though I also switched to Redline MTL at the same time that I did the mounts so I'm not following the scientific method properly

The tranny mounts can deform when old and allow the rear of the tranny to sit too low, causing the shift lever to hit the console/boot when trying to find second. Hence, you're not 100% in 2nd and it can grind or pop out.

HTH,

Robin

[Thanos]

Thanks. I will have them take a look at them when they do the job. I appreciate the help. This site is a real find.

[Warren N.CA]

Thanks guys. I will have my repair shop (The Little Garage in Queens, NY) replace it when they do my NYS inspection next month. BTW, how many liters of this stuff should I bring them?