Transmission questions seem to be popular now. ( I have a 69 beetle) Here is my problem. My driveway is on a slight incline. When I go to back out of the driveway if I leave the car in in neutral the car smoothly rolls down the drive way. If I put it in reverse and hold the clutch in and try drifting back it only rolls about half as fast. As soon as I put it in neutral you feel the drag go away and it rolls smoothly again. The only gear that I have to baby while shifting is when I shift into second. Running at high RPMS and letting off the clutch does not cause the transmission to pop out of gear in any gear.....that's how I read to check a transmission. A little history. This car sat for about 20 years in a garage until the original owner got old and gave it to a friend who sold it to me. When I first got it I changed out the transmission fluid among other things. Its been two years now and I now have about 500 miles on it since getting it back on the road. (I was deployed for 9 months or it would have a ton more on it.) Is there some kind of cleaner, or some way to flush out the transmission other than to just change the transmission fluid periodically. Any recommendations on types of transmission fluid to use at this age? By the way, I did adjust the clutch and it is set properly. Thanks for any help in advance. Doug
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20 years ago