who thinks it is and how would u go about fixing it

 

how many miles do you have?



It gets much smoother in time......night and day difference b/w 5k miles and 10-12k miles.


My observations anyways.....give a little time, if you haven't ....if so you can always swap to a better fluid.....it makes a huge difference.

 

I totally agree with that last post. Mine loosened up and I have about 6k miles now. I kinda liked it real notchy though.. the sign of a good trans when it has those real nice positive shift engagements

 

wow, I've only got 600mi and I do notice the gates are real notchy. I do believe that it will get smoother with miles though. The Z seems to need a lot of "breaking in". For instance, the engine was really rough and raspy, like a tractor engine, but once I hit 400mi it has gotten much much smoother.

For those that have Dweeb's short shifter, does that make the shifts any smoother?

 

I have almost 16K miles on mine, and it is still notchy. I switched to Redline MT-90 at about 4K, but it didn't make much of a difference. I like a positive engagment, but notchy? It really bugs me...
I wouldn't count on a short-shifter making it smoother. If anything, it will make it even notchier. I believe that all the rubber parts are removed, giving you a more direct linkage to the tranny. I'd never do that to my car....
Mika

 

Mine is getting worse as time goes on.... it's got 5200 on it right now... third is the worst...

 

Notchy tranny annoys me to, and 3rd grinds every now and then if the car hasn't been driven 10-15 mins for the tranny to warm up.

 

"Clunky" is more descriptive IMO. I don't mind the notchiness so much as the metal-hitting-metal sound it makes when it engages. Kinda embarrassing, since it's loud enough that you actually can hear it from outside the car. And there is telltale signs of grinding - 2nd and 5th being the worst. Tranny is definitely the lowest point of the car. I think Niissan should have paid more attention to this.

4600 miles and switching to 50/50 Redline hasn't made any difference. (except mileage has improved by about 1mpg). I sure miss the smooth shifts in my '79 280ZX, but that was a long time ago in a gala...

 

clunky yes! i hate that clunky noise when i shift 1st-to-2nd. i'm extra careful not to make that noise, but it still makes the noise sometimes.