How do you shift smoothly into a second?

To ease the transition into second gear, bring the engine speed to roughly 1500-2000 RPM. Without revving the engine up slightly, you’ll have a jerky, jarring transition when you let the clutch pedal out. Step 2: Slowly release the clutch pedal. As you lift your foot, you’ll feel the slight strain on the engine.

What happens when a shift lever is hard to move?

When a shifter becomes hard to move, it is usually the interlock cable. AKA, shift cable. This cable slides in a housing and connects directly to the transmission.

How do you adjust the shift lever in a truck?

Go back under the truck and check to see if the shifter cable lines up perfectly with the hole in the transmission lever . If it doesnt line up , adjust the shifter cable until it fits perfectly into the transmission lever . The adjustment is under the shift counsole .

What makes a shift cable hard to move?

Thank Robert. When a shifter becomes hard to move, it is usually the interlock cable. AKA, shift cable. This cable slides in a housing and connects directly to the transmission. When this cables becomes worn, it gets hard to move inside the housing.

How do you disconnect the shifter cable from the transmission?

Most of us would disconnect the shifter cable from the transmission lever and then verify the cable is free by hopping in the truck and moving the shifter from park to low . We should feel nothing because the shifter cable is no longer connected to the transmission .

Why is the shift lever hard to move?

You can move through all the gears and some times it is fine and other times it is stiff. But almost always 2 and L are stiff. I don’t think it is the shift cable. And I am pretty sure it is not electrical. It is almost like something is binding up. Once you “pop” past the stiff spots it snaps in to gear smooth. Just like normal. Any ideas?

How can I move the transmission lever by hand?

A quick lube job is going to fix that up . Next , with the shifter cable removed from the transmission lever , try and manually move that transmission lever by hand . You should feel click , click , click and it should be fairly easy to move with your hands .