Proper lubrication Archives - Transmission Digest
Fretting Revisited

Nonetheless, while conducting a seminar recently, an ATSG member who was there approached me with a manual transmission concern. The complaint he had with it was difficulty engaging the transmission from a standing start. It acted as if the clutch pedal was not fully releasing the pressure plate. Yet it seemed to shift through the gears OK once the vehicle was in motion. No work had yet been performed, and from all appearances, it seemed that the clutch pedal was functioning correctly.