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Torinalth

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hey guys... so far i have had littlein the way of problems with the 3650, however now its getting harder and harder to shift. this is opressivly evident when at higher RPMs... shifting at around 2k or so makes it doable when i very quickly and very forcefully press the clutch to the ground, but if i dont do it this sharp its very difficult to get it into the gear. shifting this awy takes about 1/4 to 1/2 second of force before it lets the gear engague.

now, when i try and shift at high RPMs, say 4500 to redline its a damn war trying to force it to go into gear before the RPMs drop down to around 3k or less.

clutch is stock, no idea if its the clutch being the problem, stock 3650 with replacd fluid around 35k ago. anything i can try to trouble shoot?

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Torinalth said:
hey guys... so far i have had littlein the way of problems with the 3650, however now its getting harder and harder to shift. this is opressivly evident when at higher RPMs... shifting at around 2k or so makes it doable when i very quickly and very forcefully press the clutch to the ground, but if i dont do it this sharp its very difficult to get it into the gear. shifting this awy takes about 1/4 to 1/2 second of force before it lets the gear engague.

now, when i try and shift at high RPMs, say 4500 to redline its a damn war trying to force it to go into gear before the RPMs drop down to around 3k or less.

clutch is stock, no idea if its the clutch being the problem, stock 3650 with replacd fluid around 35k ago. anything i can try to trouble shoot?

Torinalth
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Sorry to say, I think your tranny is going out ...wait for svt to say something
 

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Try this: With the car turned off and the shifter in 1st gear, pull up on the clutch pedal and then depress it slowly. This will adjust the clutch quadrant and it may cure the problem.

And if your fluid is 35k miles old, it's a good time to change it.
 
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35k is old? sheesh. costs to have it replaced

also, i have the steeda quadrent, and adjustable cable... i have adjusted it a few times ti make it snugger, i'll do it again sunday and see if i can get it smoother....

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The manual tranny shouldnt need fluid changes except once or twice during the life of the car. If your gonna change it use something like Royal Purple synthetic since most people say that makes a significant change in shift feel. You didnt say how many miles you have on the car so your problem very well could be a worn clutch...
 
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126k and counting... and that was part of my origional question... how does one diagnose a clutch issue.... never had a manual for long enough, till this car, to know what a worn clutch is like. every other car has been sold oiff at 20k.

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If the clutch is original I'd say that the shift issue is likely to be wear related. I think the tranny has proven itself as reliable after 126k. It could be that the tranny needs to be rebuilt after so many miles. If your lucky it may just need a clutch.
 
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well, thats better then having a transmition problem.... though i think it might be easier to replace the tranny then the clutch I'll shop around and get a new setup and hope it fixes it. thanks.

Torinalth
 
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i saw a thread a while back by i think SVTech had posted about all the suggeted parts for a clutch replacement. looking into spec stage2 for future growth. just wanting a list of the pieces, the clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing, pilot bearing, and there were like 2-3 other items that were listed, like fork, or ball something... etc.

do i need to get a new flywheel, just get it resurfaced (stock one) or what. just trying to find the best value to get it working for a long time more.
 
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