senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 25/11/08 12:06 AM Share Posted 25/11/08 12:06 AM I find dropping it back to 3rd from 5th fairly easy as long as you give it a quick stab at the throttle to match the rpm needed in 3rd. Changing to a better clutch and an Alloy CSC will make the shifting action a little better as the clutch will be more responsive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakeranyday Member 6 Member For: 15y 8m 24d Gender: Male Posted 12/07/09 11:44 AM Share Posted 12/07/09 11:44 AM Awesome!I had my diff bushings replaced under warranty too. Just wanted to make sure that someone elses 6speed was clunky!!I still find that 1st to 2nd can be notchy and shaky going through the gate while all my other gears are perfect.When the car warms up it seems to be a bit better.Might get it looked at under warranty next service.I also have a 6spd manual bf which had the same clunk, took it to ford and they replaced what they called a "Ball Joint" in the rear end, but still the clunking continued. This clunk wasnt just occuring when changing gears but when going over bumps, and in the wet if I got it spinning it sounded like the rear right wheel was repeatedly bouncing off the ground... TERRIBLE SOUND. Anyway this weekend I noticed that under hard acceleration the car would pull excessively to the side making it a bit of a handful, so I decided to jack it up and take a look myself. when I took the rear right wheel off I grabbed the rotor and could move it forward and backward with little effort, knocking as I done it . What the cause of this all was one of the bolts which obviously holds part of the IRS assembly was LOOSE so I tightened it up and the clunk has now dissapeared haha. how the hell did ford miss this??? Anyways all fix nowAs for the 1st to 2nd change it is a little notchy sometimes when cold, but if changed at the right rev it just falls into place. Iv found the box is fairly particular with revs but tends to ease up once it gets some heat into it, Dead strong box though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 16y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 12/07/09 11:44 PM Share Posted 12/07/09 11:44 PM some thread mineing there was interesting read though all the problems I have experienced have been talked about here lol good to know its not just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Member 31 Member For: 15y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 13/07/09 08:24 AM Share Posted 13/07/09 08:24 AM Try loading up to around 3500rpm with clutch at friction point & handbrake up. When the light goes green, drop handbrake & let clutch fully out. Depending on tyres & power levels you can work out how to feed the power in to combat wheelspin perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 16y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 13/07/09 09:51 AM Share Posted 13/07/09 09:51 AM Soon as you pull handbrake up arse end sits down light goes green and cya later works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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