Hard to shift into gears... my 89 5spd

meltboy11 · January 06, 2009, 02:53:45 PM

the fluid looked good but I am gona change it this weekend with my oil... just outa curiousity, what's the recommended interval for spark plugs and wires? I may do that too

TGP Nick · January 06, 2009, 06:43:55 PM

Recommended service interval for plugs and wires is every 30k miles. I'm sure it is due for a change, as I didn't change them out when I had the car.

killinprixs · January 06, 2009, 06:46:05 PM

for fluid make sure you use GM synchromesh its about 15 bucks a quart... you need 1.9 qts!

meltboy11 · January 06, 2009, 10:54:30 PM

k thanx, looks like the beast is gettin a nice tuneup this weekend then...lol

meltboy11 · January 12, 2009, 02:24:09 PM

Ya so it happened again today after being fine thepast few days and now it seems worse than it was the other day. And anther interesting fact, if I am stopped in gear, clutch down all the way, the car shakes and the speedo reads 3 or 4 mph and the car or tires aren't moving.

I didnt get to the fluid change this weekend, it was way too cold so I am doing it tomorrow, is there a filter I should change along with it. I still don't think the fluid is the problem as it was clear and up to the full line.

I did notice while playing with the linkage a little bit, the part that goes in and out with the shaft (I know shit about sticks, so idk what it's called), seems to wobble a little bit, but the bolts seem tight, I almost think that with the design of it there is supposed to be some play in it. it's under the black part of the linkage in the picture posted above, above the red circle.

killinprixs · January 12, 2009, 03:36:38 PM

i dont see a picture posted above...

meltboy11 · January 12, 2009, 08:10:31 PM

lol ya sorry, I just copied and pasted that from my w-body.com post...

But I just went out to warm up the car to drive home and it was shifting somehwat normal again, Icould actually get into reverse again no problem. I really don't know what the hell is going on here... I hope it is as simple as the fluid being bad...

meltboy11 · January 26, 2009, 08:23:15 AM

Wel, I think it's gota be the throwout bearing. I was driving to school today and I pulled into BK and I heard some clicking, I thought it was just maybe my blower motor goin bad, so I shut it off, and I noticed it was only happening when I had the clutch pushed in. It was just a constant clicking noise. It does it when stopped in neutral and any time I push the clutch in, once I even touch the clutch it starts.
While driving though there is no noise, only when I go to press the clutch.
Anyone got a part number so I get the right one, I was lookin online and I saw one listed for an Izuzu tranny, that's not the right one I don't think, but advanceautoparts.com listed the izuzu one for the 89, but that can't be right.