transmission

What's the preferred transmission fluid for a 5-speed X1/9? Redline MTL or GL-1? Larry

Ever since my full engine rebuild last year, reverse and first are hard to find. Essentially I need to be lucky or moving for my shifter to click into place. Reverse is much harder to find and takes me multiple tries or more force than I want to use. I know that fork is a known weak point. I...

Hi Folks, I'm scheduled to buy a 1981 X1/9 next week and I've seen a lot of threads on potential engine swaps, but nothing about preserving a stock transmission on a more highly tuned engine. To get into the specifics, the car has the 1500 and a 5 speed. I'm looking to boost the power of the...

Help! I really wanted to start the engine for the first time today but dropped a socket into the flywheel viewport :mad::mad::mad:. Is there anything I can do to get that socket back without pulling the transmission apart from the engine? Can the shield be removed underneath to get access to...

I am approaching the last of my engine build and will be starting the car soon. 1978 1300 with 4 speed trans. I know everyone recommends Redline MTL and many complain of transmission leaks. I am assuming that is because it is much less viscous than other oils. How much Redline MTL should I...

I've read some recent posts where members have lost the transmission in their X and resort to installing used transmissions that they had stored as backup only to find that the used trans is not functioning properly due to it being improperly stored for years. I have a used backup 5 speed that...

Wonder if anyone knows a way to increase final drive ratio on 5speed gearbox? I am perfectly happy with the gear ratios, but all 5 gears are way too low. My car cruises 70 mph with just slightest throttle touch, has plenty of power, to say, to have 6th gear. I would like to run at this speed at...

About 7 years ago when I did my carb to FI conversion on my '79, since I had the whole drive train out, I decided to take apart the transmission to get rid of the 2nd to 3rd upshift crunch. I used the "5 speed 101" instructions to disassemble and reassemble and it all seemed to go well. It's...