Hey guys, I did the complete transmission service a few days ago. And before that shifting was perfect(no grinding, nothing at all, by the way it has been done at the local Mobil 1, which me and all my friends use all the time) and right now when I roll about 15-20 mph in neutral I can not get into the second gear, only after pressing and releasing clutch a few times!!!!!! But when I shift from 1st and up it's fine Any help is appreciated!!

Its a 98 SE with 96k miles

 

An idea is trade me your 5spd for my auto and i'll fix it myself

But seriously, go back and make them check it.. they probably fiddled with something

 

sounds like you have air in your line.... hydraulics need to be rebleed

 

Can you tell me how to do that myself? Thanks

 

I'll trade it to you the day I wouldn't be able to drive a stick physically

 

it aint broke don't fix it -- check the clutch master cylinder make sure it's still full

there's a nice write up on this site -- http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php

 

i think there are some bolts on the bottom of the trans that look like drain plugs but actually have springs and bearings in them...if they accidently took one of those out and lost the hardware that could be a problem. it doesnt make sense that the only gear that is acting strange is second.

 

Thanks to everybody and thats the only gear that acts strange....

 

What do you mean by "the complete transmission service?" Are you talking about draining and filling the transaxle gear oil? If so, did you use GL4 in an 80W90 or 75W90? Whatever you do, do not use GL5 or something specified GL4/GL5!

Did you bleed the slave cylinder and replace the clutch fluid by any chance?

 

If you just had em service it dont tuch it just come back and complain make em fix it... otherwize thell claim you screwd it up or somth.

 

The information I have from Nissan doesn't have a problem with GL4 or GL5.

Link

Dave

 

Hmmmmm...... that's weird that it says GL5 is okay. But stick with GL4 to stay on the safe side.

Why? GL5 has some kind of sulfer in the fluid which will eventually deteriorate tranny's that use brass components, such as our manual maximas.

GL4 does not.