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Does everyone like there mt82 transmission

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#1 ·
I was just wondering after reading some forums and looking at some really nice coyotes and what many people have done to them, is the transmission that as bad as people say it is....i have 18000km on mine and i got it last may, its in storage now take it out if theres no salt or snow on the ground...i live in toronto canada
 
#31 ·
mknlegs said:
I have a 2012 with less than 2000mi mine is rough from 1-2 and it won't go from 6-5 at highway speed. If I try to down shift it either pops out of 5th gear or just grinds and won't even go into gear. Have a service appointment coming up. Also doesn't matter if its cold or warm.
Ya man you need to get that checked out... 1 to 2 is normal when cold and 2 to 3 but it goes away when warmed up....im sure ford will take care of you.....any mods?
 
#32 ·
GE3G said:
Ya man you need to get that checked out... 1 to 2 is normal when cold and 2 to 3 but it goes away when warmed up....im sure ford will take care of you.....any mods?
Zero mods as of now. The service manager said its the first one that he knows of that has the 6-5 shift issue. I'm not too worried about it. I've owned several ford vehicles and not once have I had any issues with them not standing behind the vehicle.
 
#33 ·
That service manager is either ignorant or a damn liar. The shift issues are well known at this point and there are multiple TSBs to address them.

That said, you're better off draining the fluid yourself and filling her up with MTG or MTL. Add a MGW shifter and you'll be golden. The Ford TSBs for this issue are generally regarded as "ineffective" by most in the community.
 
#35 · (Edited)
Napoleon85 said:
That service manager is either ignorant or a damn liar. The shift issues are well known at this point and there are multiple TSBs to address them.

That said, you're better off draining the fluid yourself and filling her up with MTG or MTL. Add a MGW shifter and you'll be golden. The Ford TSBs for this issue are generally regarded as "ineffective" by most in the community.
The service manager said he was well aware of the shift issues with these cars. He just hasn't heard of it being the 6-5 down shift. I'll bring it in let them try and them if it doesn't help I'll try the fluid change. After all if they can fix it, warranty work is free.
 
#42 ·
To each his own....I love a big V8 and a stick. I've had 4 Mustangs, all 5.0s, starting with a 68....which was the only one with auto.
 
#45 ·
I have a 2012 with a MT82, had a 2011 with a MT82, I have trouble getting into first gear with the 12 and as I remember the 11 was the same way. I have 35K miles on the car now and although the transmission is ok I think they were not well designed or manufactured, one or the other. Shifting from first to second is not as smooth as it should be but the rest of the gears are fine. I have never changed the fluid in it as I understood it helped more in a cold climate and I live in NC. My advice would be not to buy a 2011 or 12 with a MT82 in it.
 
#46 ·
I have a 14 manual when cold I don't hear any grind on first or second. When the car gets all warm up I can hear a slightly grind on 1-2 between those shifts. Maybe if I change the fluids on my transmission, it will make shifting much better.


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#49 ·
I have a 2014 and experienced the same. Did you ever find out the problem you had and did you change your tranny fluid?
 
#50 ·
On my second one. I have a early build 2011 and it took a poop before the warranty was up thank god. I have no issues even on 5 degree mornings with hard shifts. Whatever fluid my Ford dealer filed my new mt-82 with is pretty good. Only complaint with my 2014 mt-82 in my 2011 is it makes a strange noise if I wind it out in third gradually, like a fast ticking noise and viabraton coming though my barton 2 post shifter. I don't like it, and it worrys me a little. But I need a clutch anyway, so when the time comes I'll investigate, and put some good synthetic stuff in there.
 
#53 ·
I have the Barton short shifter and two post bracket too, Its so freakin short and nice that I love it. With that being sad, when I go to change gears or even rest my hand on the shifter the noise/vibration can be heard. Im hoping its just tranny vibration going through the shifter and not syncs. I should call David at Barton and ask him.
 
#54 ·
I have a 14 Track pack. No problems at all so far. I have owned the car since Aug 2013 . I drive the car hard powershift every day. It only gets driven in the summer months, I never ever noticed the trouble in shifting from 1-2 & 2-3 in cold starts before, until a few weeks ago when the temps went down to zero one night, I was like wtf is wrong with this car lol, My garage is heated and never drops below 17 deg, thats why I have never noticed this before, my shifter tranny has been good to me so far, I will make no upgrades unless they are needed, A lot of people tell me to get the MGW shifter, I am sure its a great piece, but hey I dont miss gears it does not grind all is good for now. I am actually suprised nothing has broken the way I drive this car
 
#57 ·
Mine makes a really fast clicking noise when I down shift from 3rd to 2nd especially... Almost like the gears are just slightly rubbing and about to catch. Sounds like something's going to go terribly wrong lol. The transmission has held up so far even when I drive it hard. Still waiting on my new transmission, who knows when that'll be :s


2013 Mustang GT 5.0 6sp MT-82 3.73 rear end, Track pkg, Brembo brakes, Premium, Glass roof, Navagation, Borla S-Type axel back exhaust, Airaid cold air intake, SCT X4 Tuner, Eibach Sportline lowering springs, Whiteline adjustable Panhard bar, Barton short shifter and bracket, Whiteline transmission insert.
 
#59 ·
I knew about the MT82 issue before I bought my 2012 GT. Mine had the same issues you are al complaining about. I did the Barton Bracket Short Shifter & Whiteline bushing and it as made a 90% improvement. I get a very small hesitation 1-2 cold only. Another bonus was I also lost the 3-4 above 7,000 RPM lockout with the new parts. I still have the stock fluid but will replace it with an upgrade when the time comes but necessary for me right now.
 
#60 ·
its basically a 5 speed with an over drive. with 3.73's 5th gear tops out at about 120-130 and when you shift to 6th the car just dies.. plus the mt82 is really temperamental as has been stated... I don't know hardly anything about transmissions but I hate the mt-82.
 
#61 ·
Ive got a 13. Getting it into first at a stop is sometime an issue. Other than that mine is fine. Not counting the fact my clutch is a little crispy which makes it hard to shift at higher rpms. Im wondering if some of my shifting issues for dd'ing the car come from the clutch not being able to fully engage though, therefore making it difficult to get it in gear.
Regardless by the end of this summer ill have a centerforce clutch and fw in the thing, new bearing and t/o bearing.
 
#62 ·
So far so good, just went with synthetic Amsoil Manual Transmission & Transaxle Gear Lube 75W-90. A bit tough to shift when cold, then it's no problem when warmed up. Tranny takes about 2.75 quarts, good luck getting your finger in the hole though. I bent the end of a zip tie at 90 and is approximately filled 1/2" below the fill hole.
 
#63 ·
So far so good here also, once you get over the fact that this is in now way a winter transmission (it hates the cold)
I did a Royal Purple fluid swap at around 5k along with a Barton bracket and zero problems shifting anywhere including redline shifts.
One of the lucky ones I guess, knock on wood.

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#64 ·
Um, pretty much every 6 speed on a car built for NA is a "five speed + and overdrive". So what? People here want quiet cruising at highway speed.

ANY gearbox with a remote shifter is going to be "temperamental". The GT500, for example, with a vaunted Tremec, has problems here, too. EVERY Mustang built since we got picky about shift feel in the '80s has needed help here, because the stock stuff is not built for the 1% of customers who are trying to make a hot rod out of a Mustang.

The MT82 shifting fixes are simple, effective and not, in the grand scheme, costly. So do it and enjoy the ride. I did a bracket first, then a nicer shift knob, then the Whiteline bushing, then the MGW shifter arm bushing. All helped and I was banging redline shifts at the track without issues on the stock shifter with these aids. Were I to do it again, I'd just go MGW race spec and call it a day.

As I've said, if anyone would be a hostile witness here, it'd be me, since I have an automatic now and I had to have Ford rebuilt the MT82 when the input shaft bearing spontaneously imploded just after the break-in period. I still liked the MT82 and had no issues after Ford fixed it.
 
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