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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 06:58:22 -0400
From: Hans Lellelid <hplnospam>
Subject: Re: hard to get into gear


Grunff wrote: > Hans Lellelid wrote: > >> ... >> >> But that's just an observation, not really the problem. The problem >> is that sometimes it is next to impossible to get it into first or >> second from standstill -- and shifting from first to second is always >> extremely demanding & always rough. Also I often have to sit in the >> parking lot wrestling with it to get it into reverse -- usually >> shifting into 3rd and then down into reverse helps, but it could still >> be a number of tries before it works. (Actually, the reverse lockout >> is broken/disabled on my car so I could leave it in first and pull the >> keys out, but my mechanic suggested I use reverse.) >> >> ... > > > There are two things which are most likely to be causing your problems. > First off, it sounds like the clutch may be dragging. How does the pedal > feel? Do you feel resistance right at the top of the pedal travel? Where > is the clutch 'bite' point along the pedal travel? It should be roughly > in the middle. If it's right at the bottom then it means the clutch > isn't fully disengaging. This could be because of a worn mechanical > linkage, or because of air in the hydraulics. I do feel resistance at the top, yes. Again, not a great frame of reference (I'll have to ask a friend to let me sit in their driver seat to get some perspective). I would say that the clutch is fairly resistive all the way down. BUT, the catch point does seem to be about halfway. The other thing about this is that it's usually easy to shift into other gears -- there are just a few problem gears; I'm not good at getting off from a standstill in 3rd, though. Someone else mentioned that perhaps the clutch isn't properly disenguaging, but it's not that it grinds in the gears just that it is often very stubborn about going into gear at all -- and it doesn't help to push harder :) > The second thing, which I think is very likely in your case is that the > link between the gear shifter and the gearbox is misaligned. Aligning > this is fairly straightforward, no special tools required. It would be > very useful to you if you had a manual - the Haynes or the Bentley (both > Amazon). > This sounds very likely. I do actually have the Bentley manual -- and it has been very helpful for fixing some switches & electrical problems. I will research the linkage adjustment. I don't have a lot of mechanical know-how, but do have time and am eager to learn. Thanks (everyone!) for the very helpful responses. It sounds like it's probably a misaligned shifter/gearbox linkage. Thanks again, Hans

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