Richmond 5 Speed Trouble

[alicarmar]

The final installment: When installing the new detent kit I noticed that the little do-dads that limit the ball bearing travel inside the little carriers were the same size originally and DIFFERENT sizes in the new kit (to match the sizes of the two different carriers). The cams moved relatively easily when the new kit was installed so I went ahead an put the transmission back together again. It shifted like a dream on the bench so I installed it back in the car, filled it with fluid (Redline 75-90NS) and buttoned everything up. It was gorgeous up here in the Northeast on Sunday and the rain washed away the salt so I dropped the car off the jack stands and took a test drive. The results were terrific - It shifts faster and smoother than ever. One discaimer: I removed the silly little weights from the Centerforce clutch that many people have said hinder high rpm shifting (a problem that I've had in the past) so that may have helped too.

Now if I can only find out why there's a puddle of coolant on my garage floor..... There's still plenty of winter left so I guess I needed another project to pass the time until the weather breaks.

Happy New Year.

[Jimi G]

Glad to here you got it going, now on to the coolant issue, lol.