ahh, thanks for the info.

My reverse lock-out does act up on some three point turns - very annoying. I really need to go into the transmission at some point.

 

Has anyone replaced the spring and NOT had it break off again? Seems like most of them are attached to the drain plug at some point.

 

John you are correct it was not one of Porsche's best ideas BUT those silly Americans kept insisting on drag racing and trying to do the fast 1-2 nd shift .

 

hey Jim about the "silly Americans" comment, you can spend 1 day in my job and see what you think of other yanks

 

I'm about to get some of the NS. Can you find it at autozone, checker, etc.. or need to order it online?

Also Louie928 talked about mixing the NS with regular redline?

Is that would you other guys did?

 

Can anyone clue me in as to whether or not my LSD is a clutch-pack type? I'm about to order some Redline and need to know how much of what types... NS and regular. Wish I could go pure NS (the syncros could definitely use it) but dunno what kind of havoc it would wreak on my LSD. I imagine just fresh oil along with the NS will help tremendously though.

So I'm with UFO, what exactly do you guys recommend?

 

Lifted from http://www.nichols.nu/tip244.htm

"Do you mind a low groan on tight corners (e.g., out of the driveway)? With 75W-90 =96 3.5 qts. NS & 1 qt. regular 75W-90, I get some groans. (This gives a little more lockup (NS is not slippery) and I'm told the
groan isn't harmful.) To avoid funny noises, you might want to go with 2 or 3 qts regular and the rest NS. The NS helps the synchros so all regular probably isn't optimal.

Kurt Gibble
'87 S4 5sp (w/ lsd)"

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Yo Toejam,
that clicking you hear in first, does it click kinda slow? Such as a driveline or cv type sound? My buddy's '84 has a chipped tooth in 1st gear and it clicks noticably outside of the car because of that. I'd look into that

 

It clicks relative to the speed I'm rolling at... and it's usually always in first (although today I would have sworn I heard it a little in 2nd)...

Even when I clutch, I still get the clicking if I'm rolling...

And I'm liking the idea of doing about a 3-to-1 ratio mixture of NS to Reg. .... I think that will give much better performance with these old synchros, and shouldn't be too much of a problem with the LSD... we'll see... It wouldn't be too hard to refill the lube with something else if there is a problem.

Thanks for the tip, Sharkskin.

 

When you drain the fluid you will not get all of it.
The first time I drained mine, I filled it up with 75/90 N/S and due to the left over oil that I could not get out, it mixed with the N/S and did feel better. The real difference happened the second time that the oil was changed and again with 75/90 N/S. Now I am running 100% Redline 75/90 N/S and I am very impressed...and yes I do have slight lock-up going around tight turns at slow speed.

 

The click click in first gear when driving straight ahead is not slip related at all . It is the first gear hitting the edge of the reverse gear idler gear and is a result of wear between the gears . Fixing it is rebuilding the trans and spacing the gears apart .

 

Thanks for the explanation, Jim. The real reason for the oil change is because of the synchros, plus I dont know exactly when the fluid was last changed.

Is this just a matter of "how long can you stand the noise" or is this condition potentially damaging? 'Cuz I wont be able to open up the trans until the summer.

I can just see it now: I start to accelerate, get to about 25mph, and then the gear catches the rev. idler gear, engages, shreds half the tranny out... while the whole @$$-end of the car explodes in a violent stutter and both rear wheels pop off and wander off in opposite directions. (OR am I being too paranoid? )

 

Chris ..... just use first less and easy , I do not think it will lock up just makes noise and does grind up the edge of the gears a bit .