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rockhard · 10-25-2006, 07:39 PM

when I am shifting gears either accelerating or deccelerating ,.. I step on the clutch, it goes down easily but the problem is that when I move the shifter into the next gear I have to push it fairly hard before it pops into position.
the gears arent grinding and it has never done this before
what could it be??

DiscoPotato · 10-25-2006, 09:53 PM

Have you checked your brake fluid on your clutch? If that's not the problem, then it's probably gonna be a transmission problem...

***toyomoho*** · 10-25-2006, 10:12 PM

How does the trans shift with the engine off and clutch pressed? When driving, does the hard shifting occur in all gears or just say 2nd?

rockhard · 10-25-2006, 11:27 PM

the brake/clutch fluid is full and a little while ago I replaced the slave cylinder for the clutch.
it mainly happens with the 3rd and 2nd gear but 3 works better
and it shifts easily when the car is off

***toyomoho*** · 10-26-2006, 02:16 AM

A few things to check: clutch pedal free play should be 0.20- .0.59 inch, the slave cylinder is moving the clutch fork the full amount when the pedal is pressed. Might try bleeding the system again.

da_horse · 10-26-2006, 04:21 AM

sounds like your synchros are a bit worn. might be worth changing the transmission fluid with some synchromesh