Having a really hard time shifting gears on mgw shifter

DisposableHero

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Dont remember if its always been like this with the mgw shifter so i dont know if thats it and i know it is a tough/solid shifter, but recently after driving for 30 mins or so it becomes increasingly difficult to shift.

I really have to bang the shifter in to have it go into the gear position. Is there something that needs to be serviced/lubricated in the trans?

 

helty

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Is it new or have you had it for a while? MGW takes a little* more effort than say, Tri-Ax, but not enough that you should be struggling to get it into gear. May be something with the tranny.

 

DisposableHero

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ive had the shifter for probably a year...

 

RedDaemon

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check the shift stops to see if theyve worked themselves inwards if u have the bolts still in it

 

helty

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-=NightHawk=- said:

check the shift stops to see if theyve worked themselves inwards if u have the bolts still in it

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yeah, did you leave the stops in or not?

 

DisposableHero

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yeah the stops are in... but its not even in the spot yet..

Its like there is something stopping me from pushing it into the position

 

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Is it doing it in all gears, or just certain shifts? How many miles on the car? It shouldn't be your MGW. Has the fluid ever been changed in your car...done recently? Does it feel like your clutch isn't engaged/disengaged (whichever is the correct term) when you goto shift, like shifting without the clutch pressed?

Maybe its that Novi...why don't you send it to me and I'll let you know if its causing me any troubles. If not, I'll be sure to send it right back!

 

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If you have the lovely T45 tranny, it could be the synchros takin a poo. When was the tranny fluid last changed? If not in a while, that'd be a good thing to do

 

sgarlic

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There's fluid in there.. maybe it's time for some royal purple

 

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Learn to drive you little girl.

 

Mike97gt

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ok first thing, get the stops out of there. they do more harm then good an they are not recomended for use on the T-45 or t-3650 trans.

then if it's still hard to shift you could have a internal problem like shift forks bent ( probally because of the shift stops)

 

DisposableHero

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hmmm... yeah i have no idea when the fluids in there have been changed... are we talking about trans fluid/oil?

also why would the stops cause the problem if they are farther back then the internal ones?

 

stangGT97

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I would just like to say that my MGW does the same thing. Occasionally on my 2-3 shift, it will only go about 1/2 way in and I have to kind of wait for it to go the rest of the way. Definitely not a bent shift fork, it does it too infrequently... just very annoying. Try taking the shift stops out that may help

 

topless98gt

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I haven't learned much on this subject yet, but no one has mentioned syncros yet. If it is only on one certain shift, it could be his syncros going, no? Please please please correct me if I'm wrong or if I am off topic at all.

 

BlackenedSVT

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On top of everythign these guys already said about the synchros going bad, i'll add that maybe its ur clutch? Sure it engages and dissengages all the way?

You also might try hitting the gym

 

stangGT97

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UDTBadkarma said:

You also might try hitting the gym

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haha ouch! yeah when the thing doesnt want to go into gear, the best thing to do is muscle it in... right...