{"id":57316,"date":"2019-07-31T11:17:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=57316"},"modified":"2019-07-31T11:17:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:17:52","slug":"shifter-doesnt-shift-into-2nd-or-3rd-1999-ford-mustang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/07\/shifter-doesnt-shift-into-2nd-or-3rd-1999-ford-mustang","title":{"rendered":"Shifter doesn&#8217;t shift into 2nd or 3rd 1999 Ford Mustang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1999-ford-mustang.jpg\" alt=\"99 Mustang\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1999-ford-mustang.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1999-ford-mustang-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When driving shifter doesn&#8217;t shift into 2nd or 3rd. This is occasional. (quite often but not always) Could my fluid be low? Is there a way to check fluid level if this is the problem? Could it be a linkage issue?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- 728x90\/300x250\/320x50 in content\n--><\/p>\n<div id=\"waldo-tag-4900\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If the fluid is low, yes it may help. But this is a sealed system so generally when the fluid level is low it means the clutch needs replaced. If the fluid level is not low, it can mean the clutch master\/slave cylinder needs to be replaced.&nbsp; If you can change gears when the engine is off, the transmission itself is fine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef qsa_\\&amp;start\\=7\" id=\"WYL_MG9H4yiv0ck\"><div id=\"lyte_MG9H4yiv0ck\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMG9H4yiv0ck%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MG9H4yiv0ck\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMG9H4yiv0ck%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When driving shifter doesn&#8217;t shift into 2nd or 3rd. This is occasional. (quite often but not always) Could my fluid be low? Is there a way to check fluid level if this is the problem? Could it be a linkage issue? &nbsp; If the fluid is low, yes it may help. 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