rock5
Registered User
I've done a lot of searching and reading, but of course my problem is a bit different than the others described...
I just got my 95 5spd SC a couple days ago and it has a rather stiff shifter. That's fine and I don't mind the feel, but it has a problem getting into first gear from a dead stop.
What I've noticed:
Now, I'm thinking it might be simple like the fluid level -- how full it it supposed to be? There seems to be about a 1/4 to 1/2 gap from the cap, but there's no markings for "full".
It also might be the slave cylinder. Are there rebuild kits available for these?
I've got some garage time this Friday afternoon, but if I know what to look for, I could save quite a bit of time. I'm certainly not a transmission person!
Thanks for reading my book and any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
I just got my 95 5spd SC a couple days ago and it has a rather stiff shifter. That's fine and I don't mind the feel, but it has a problem getting into first gear from a dead stop.
What I've noticed:
- I can shift in easily most of the time as I coast to a stop
- I can hit all the gears fine when the car is turned off
- Double-clutching doesn't seem to help
- Shifting from neutral to third to first seems to work okay sometimes
- The other gears a little slow to get into, but I think this is just stiffness and not something I'm used to. I certainly don't need to bang it into 2nd for example.
- There's no grinding, just a lot of difficulting pushing from neutral to first
- The clutch pedal is pretty low. This could be totally separate, and just something I've noticed. I pull out just a bit (like 15-20%) from the floor, and it's engaging.
Now, I'm thinking it might be simple like the fluid level -- how full it it supposed to be? There seems to be about a 1/4 to 1/2 gap from the cap, but there's no markings for "full".
It also might be the slave cylinder. Are there rebuild kits available for these?
I've got some garage time this Friday afternoon, but if I know what to look for, I could save quite a bit of time. I'm certainly not a transmission person!
Thanks for reading my book and any pointers would be greatly appreciated.