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Re: [ST] First Sprint ST Ride- Clunky Gears



On Tue, 4 Oct 2005, George Chacko wrote:

-I'm still getting used to the '99 Sprint ST which I acquired on Sep  
-26. One thing I've noticed , which was less obvious in Texas with  
-temperatures in the 90's, is that shifting gears is quite clunky  
-until the engine warms up. I really have to try hard to coax it into  
-second. Is this a feature of all Sprints from that period and/or is  
-there a fix? Thanks GC

Welcome to the liST George...

Do you know if it's had a recent oil change?  I think I'd check that, see what
the oil looks like, or just change it to see.  I always notice things are
smoother with fresh. 

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