Well I've unfortunately got one of the cars that shift like shit. At 138 miles on the clock the car just wouldn't go into 2nd gear. I took the service manager at a local dealer for a ride, he agreed it was an issue. I waited for an answer and was told the best he could come up with was the hydraulic clutch line was too small........
I told him I read about the Barton Shifter and how great it was, blah-blah-blah. I didn't really want the dealer to have the car so I asked if I could install it and see if it fixed the issue, if so I'd not bother him. He agreed.
Well I'm here to tell you guys, if you trans won't shift, don't waste the money on the shifter. The shifter quality is fantastic. The how to install it DVD is also very good. The shifter feel is greatly improved and the shifts are substantially shorter, but it didn't fix the shifting problem, which is what I was after.
We own a performance shop and have used some Tremec's in the past, my brother suggested I call Tremec direct, so I did.
A tech there was up to date on the issue and told me straight up it's a problem on Ford's end, end of story. He said there are two issues, one being the hydraulic TOB isn't moving the fluid fast enough and the other is the twin disc clutch floater plate is hanging up. I then told him about the grinding and the fact that it HAS to need at least a 2nd gear syncro put in it at this point. He agreed 100%.
Back on the phone with Ford and they have agreed to pull the trans and fix it, the car has 331 miles on it and is just about un-driveable. Even at 4500 rpm the car will not go into 2nd gear.
Hope this saves someone buying some parts they don't need and maybe some insight into what the issues are.
I told him I read about the Barton Shifter and how great it was, blah-blah-blah. I didn't really want the dealer to have the car so I asked if I could install it and see if it fixed the issue, if so I'd not bother him. He agreed.
Well I'm here to tell you guys, if you trans won't shift, don't waste the money on the shifter. The shifter quality is fantastic. The how to install it DVD is also very good. The shifter feel is greatly improved and the shifts are substantially shorter, but it didn't fix the shifting problem, which is what I was after.
We own a performance shop and have used some Tremec's in the past, my brother suggested I call Tremec direct, so I did.
A tech there was up to date on the issue and told me straight up it's a problem on Ford's end, end of story. He said there are two issues, one being the hydraulic TOB isn't moving the fluid fast enough and the other is the twin disc clutch floater plate is hanging up. I then told him about the grinding and the fact that it HAS to need at least a 2nd gear syncro put in it at this point. He agreed 100%.
Back on the phone with Ford and they have agreed to pull the trans and fix it, the car has 331 miles on it and is just about un-driveable. Even at 4500 rpm the car will not go into 2nd gear.
Hope this saves someone buying some parts they don't need and maybe some insight into what the issues are.
