Ok, well 1st let me say I have done some research prior to asking for help, but I would like some opinions or some people to clear up my thinking.
Timeline of relevant info:
Feb 7 2008
bought 88GT. It had been sitting, not run much in the past year. prior to that it was a California car.
after the first week or so of driving it it started being difficult to shift into first and shift from 2nd to 3rd. reverse was kinda difficult, but not too bad compared to first. once the car warmed up it was better, but it was still not easy.
Mar 31 08
I drive 1000 miles out to rhode island where I am now. car drove pretty well, but it was still kinda tough to shift.
after a few weeks it was hard to the point where my arm was sore after driving it from working so hard.
Thursday I could barely get it into first gear
Friday I could NOT get it into first gear, and shifting into 3rd was nearly impossible.
So now I am here. Yesterday I was doing some research on here. I checked to see if i could shift with the car off, and I cannot. That means the slave cylinder is most likely NOT bad. ok, good. I then took the shift cables out which took me much longer that it should have (4 hours) The select cable was run behind a heat shield where it took me FOREVER to get it out.
After getting them out, I looked at how easily the shift cable moves. VERY easy. select cable is MUCH much harder. Could that be the only issue? I havent checked the fluid level yet, I need to drive it somewhere else, my drive way is not level. for now, I am trying to smooth out the select cable. Should this cable slide very easy or is supposed to be harder?
I tried to shift with the cables off at the transmission itself. It wasnt too difficult to shift, but nowhere near as difficult as through the shifter.
Any thoughts? Ideas?
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