Shifter feeling crunchy / grindy

[TheMarco]

Interesting article on the subject.
http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2011/11/09/ford-responds-to-nhtsas-investigation-of-the-mustangs-mt82-6-speed-transmission/

Brian

From the article it seems it was even worse before but we are running a 'fixed' version of the tranny... :

 

[TheMarco]

There's a bunch of comments under that article that kind of freak me out. That said, I don't have any grinding in my car. For me it's just the shifter feeling notchy / rough. The gears engage just fine and there's no grinding gears. Yet, I hope anyway. Anyone had the tranny itself grind?

 

[CaliMR]

Yeah mine started to grind bad, until I bled the clutch. Completely went away, other than the notchiness and occasional 3rd lock out

 

[TheMarco]

Old thread but I think it's still worth noting that my 3000+ miles roadtrip seems to have properly broken in the tranny. Shifting very smooth now. The 'rough' feeling barely ever occurs anymore.

 

[jeepinocala]

Sometimes putting miles and some wear on parts before beating on them helps.

 

[CaliMR]

Mine keeps getting worse.