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From: clark@ssc-vax.UUCP (Roger Clark Swann)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Citation Shifting Problem
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 19:50:26 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 19:50:26 1986
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>>>	line eater	<<<

This note was prompted by John Kane's recent posting of a Honda
shifting problem.  I know that Citaions are notorious  for shifting
like a truck, but I would like to find out how concerned I should be
about the problem....(i.e. what is typical).

I recently had the manual transmission in my 1980 Citation
replaced with a *rebuilt* unit for the small fee of $700 .
This car has been difficult to shift from day one, ( I am the
original owner ). The replacement came about from the fact that
I couldn't engage first gear and it was very hard to get into other
gears. The dealer that did the work told me that there was metal
shavings in the unit, the shifter forks were totally worn out,
and the bearings were pealing metal.

Well, now I have been driving my replacement transmission for a
couple of months and this unit has a problem getting into first
gear.  I had it back to the dealer and they agreed that it was
* a little stiff *, but that I should drive it for awhile longer
before they do anything to it....

My impressions:

1) I had hoped that I was getting a newer version of the trans.
which had the bugs worked out of it. I think I got the same old type
that was originally in the car ( this vintage had known problems ).

2) I think I am geting put off by the dealer. I really don't believe
that a * break in * period will do any good. I have never seen a
*good* new car that needed to have the manual trans. broken-in.


I would like to hear any comments on the above, especially from
Citation (or other GM) owners.

Roger  Swann		!ssc-vax!clark