Quote Originally Posted by fst View Post
ic, but would it cause lack of fluid to be transferred away from the 1st gear as well as 2nd gear under hard or moderate braking to a complete stop when applying throttle again to initiate 1st gear or is this something else happening?

I can't imagine that happening. Tranny fluid is very fluid, and will flow very easily. If it was gear oil in there, that might be the case. But tranny fluid flow so well, I can't see hard braking causing any issues in the tranny when you take off a couple seconds later.

But what do I know.