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JCH1218 · 11-14-2020, 10:53 AM

Encountered unusual behavior today when driving a 57 T-Bird I'm looking at. Trans shifted beautifully, and is equipped with OD, which was operating flawlessly. I know it's a non-sync first, and when rolling up to a stop sign, once I come to a stop it will effortlessly shift into first without protest. BUT- if I'm waiting at a stop light and put the trans into neutral and let the clutch out, when I push the clutch back in and try for first, it will grind at me until the gears mesh and it eventually goes in, takes maybe a second or two. Double clutching does not alleviate this, but I noticed that if I shift up into second gear before trying for first, it will go into first smoothly without issue. Ideas? It only now occurs to me that I did not try shifting into first with the OD lever under the dash disengaged, but I'm not sure that would matter as when the car is stopped the OD is out anyway. Thoughts appreciated- thanks!

11-14-2020, 10:53 AM	#1
JCH1218 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 1	T85 transmission question Encountered unusual behavior today when driving a 57 T-Bird I'm looking at. Trans shifted beautifully, and is equipped with OD, which was operating flawlessly. I know it's a non-sync first, and when rolling up to a stop sign, once I come to a stop it will effortlessly shift into first without protest. BUT- if I'm waiting at a stop light and put the trans into neutral and let the clutch out, when I push the clutch back in and try for first, it will grind at me until the gears mesh and it eventually goes in, takes maybe a second or two. Double clutching does not alleviate this, but I noticed that if I shift up into second gear before trying for first, it will go into first smoothly without issue. Ideas? It only now occurs to me that I did not try shifting into first with the OD lever under the dash disengaged, but I'm not sure that would matter as when the car is stopped the OD is out anyway. Thoughts appreciated- thanks!