XC92
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- Jul 22, 2020
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Queens,
New_York
The saga continues. The car's driveable now, albeit with issues I still need to address and yet more restoration work to be done. But I was able to drive it to get new tires put in (Michelin A/S Pilot Sport 4's), then pass inspection this week. So it now has a sticker and I can park it on the street.
Anyway, the popping out of 1st gear issue remains, no reason for it not to as transmissions don't fix themselves just by sitting around. It's not quite as bad as I recall, sometimes staying in 1st long enough till I need to shift to 2nd, but it's definitely there. But, my question is about something else.
It seems that initially, I can shift between gears w/o issue, 1st gear notwithstanding, including reverse. But after around 5-10 minutes, gears start to grind even with the clutch pedal all the way to the floor. I know that I still have some adjustment to do under the dash with the pedal, and maybe have to replace the master cylinder and line, but I don't think that's it, at least not entirely.
Could this be happening because, as the car warms up and I engage the clutch normally to shift, the clutch fluid heats up, and residual air and moisture in it expand and make the hydraulics more spongy than they are when I first turn on the engine, and it's no longer able to fully disengage the clutch? It's in the 30's and 40's here nowadays, so the fluid's going to be cold upon startup.
Or is it something else? Again, bunch of issues to deal with, but I'm trying to isolate this one issue.
Anyway, the popping out of 1st gear issue remains, no reason for it not to as transmissions don't fix themselves just by sitting around. It's not quite as bad as I recall, sometimes staying in 1st long enough till I need to shift to 2nd, but it's definitely there. But, my question is about something else.
It seems that initially, I can shift between gears w/o issue, 1st gear notwithstanding, including reverse. But after around 5-10 minutes, gears start to grind even with the clutch pedal all the way to the floor. I know that I still have some adjustment to do under the dash with the pedal, and maybe have to replace the master cylinder and line, but I don't think that's it, at least not entirely.
Could this be happening because, as the car warms up and I engage the clutch normally to shift, the clutch fluid heats up, and residual air and moisture in it expand and make the hydraulics more spongy than they are when I first turn on the engine, and it's no longer able to fully disengage the clutch? It's in the 30's and 40's here nowadays, so the fluid's going to be cold upon startup.
Or is it something else? Again, bunch of issues to deal with, but I'm trying to isolate this one issue.