Does your tranny sometimes "thump" when you go into first gear from a stop? I noticed that mine does sometimes, and sometimes its kinda loud and I can really feel it.
Originally posted by combatstang
thumps like a mofo..
Originally posted by CarpetCityCobra
This is what was described to me as "spindown".
To avoid this, wait for 2-3 seconds with the clutch pedal in, before selecting first. Sitting still with the clutch out still spins the input shaft, and when we put the clutch in and select first the spinning input shaft takes up the slack in the countershaft and the output shaft, causing the bump. The T-56 has a lot of slack in it even when new.
This is another band-aid maneuver just like selecting first before engaging reverse to avoid a graunch. There's a lot going on inside that manual transmission.
Originally posted by DSG03Snake
Mine does it occasionaly, and also it will be really hard to shift it into first and ill have to let the clutch in and out, or put it into second and back to first to get her in gear
Originally posted by Juiced-03
Ya I have it too, but so did my last Cobra. What cause it? I would be willing to bet the person who voted "no" on the poll will experience it sooner or later, or just doesn't understand the question. EVERY newer mustang (GT, Cobra) that I have driven modded or stock has this thump.