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56sedandelivery · 11-14-2020, 12:01 PM

Letting the clutch out in neutral allows the input shaft to spin. This throws the gears out of sync. The shift to 2nd realigns them allowing you to go to 1st again without the grinding. Nature of the beast without a synced 1st gear. My 79 GMC is the same way with its 4 speed. Luckily granny 1st is useless so start in 2nd anyway. At least the way I understand it.

11-14-2020, 12:01 PM	#4
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 525	Re: T85 transmission question Letting the clutch out in neutral allows the input shaft to spin. This throws the gears out of sync. The shift to 2nd realigns them allowing you to go to 1st again without the grinding. Nature of the beast without a synced 1st gear. My 79 GMC is the same way with its 4 speed. Luckily granny 1st is useless so start in 2nd anyway. At least the way I understand it.