Hard to shift...

The Green GT

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I noticed this a while back, but didnt really think anything about it.

My car is just hard to shift. Like the shifter itself is really clunky.

And I changed the fluid like 2 months ago if that, so its not that. And it did it before too.

Think I need a new shifter?

 

BlownFiveLiter

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How'd your old fluid look when you changed it? When I've had a trans going out, it looked like I had a lot of glitter in the fluid because of all the brass shavings from the synchros going out. IIRC, it was hard to shift then, too.

 

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I dont remember your shifter being hard to shift...
is it hard all the time or only sometimes

 

The Green GT

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I havent really paid attention to when it does it. I just notice it sometimes. Usually when its hot I think.
But the oil looked fine. No glitter or anything. It was old though.

And ive been beating on it alot more since I got the gears, so I probably beat it too much Sam.

And I bet Wes makes a joke about that last thing I said.

 

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The Green GT said:

And ive been beating on it alot more since I got the gears, so I probably beat it too much Sam.

And I bet Wes makes a joke about that last thing I said.

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Yah ill save this reply for Wes.

Anyways, Lemme check your stick out some, let me try it out and give it a wiggle and ill let you know what I think.

I have a stock shifter somewhere you can have i think

Just get a short shifter and be done with it though

 

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I thought Eric already had a "short" shifter...

 

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My mgw shifter is adjustable

 

The Green GT

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Ill be in BR tomorrow and Ill be passing by Wes's house. If you can bring the stock shifter over and Ill see if I can find that alt pulley you need. Then once I get my springs fixed, Ill get a new shifter and all that jazz.

And I have the long hard stock shifter.

 

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ah sorry man if i have it, its at my dads house

 

The Green GT

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sage2k said:

ah sorry man if i have it, its at my dads house

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Thats cool. Maybe this will make me get a good one sooner. But Ill see if I can find that alt pulley, and leave it with Wes if you can come get it.

 

HISSIN50

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Eric, more fiber and some coffee in the morning will help the issue.



Crap, I missed the *f* in the third word of the title.




If it's the same in all gears, consider the clutch not disengaging all the way. That very much sounds like your issue. If the adjustment is right, the clutch itself might be on the outs. I'd adjust it so you have zero lash or even a slight preload. This way you know you should mose definitely be disengaging all the way. Go from there.

Good luck mang.

 

The Green GT

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I need to put my FWA and quad in. Ive still never done that.

 

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DO a Auto swap it will help out with the shifts!

 

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Could be the syncros. Does it ever happen when you are not moving, say at a stop light, when you are trying to put it in first? If so, throw it in 5th, then work your way down to first. Should slide right in.