My gearbox is clunky and hard to shift

mivecboy · Post by **mivecboy** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:29 pm

My gearbox is clunky and hard to shift, anyone know how to make it shift swift and smoother?

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:11 pm

is there anything good about your car since u bought it??

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:47 pm

Change your gearbox oil. Pull apart you shifter assembly and regrease all the joints.

bigpitty1 · Post by **bigpitty1** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:53 pm

Do what bennoz said, if that doesn't fix it, it could be your syncro rings are worn, I had that problem in second gear on my subie, basically it involves taking the gearbox apart and getting the cogs of the shaft with a press and changing them and putting it all back together.

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:54 am

Simple little thing - what is the length of the gear knob? When I bought my car, it had a tiny little Razo ball type, and it was really hard to shift. Changed to something bigger to allow more leverage - like using a different gearbox.

May not be that simple for you - but you never know. Sometimes we overlook the most simple things...

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:20 am

Manual or Auto ?

If manual like Ben said, change the gearbox oil, it's amazing what it can do, I use Syntrax, by Castrol.

Boris.

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:41 pm

didnt u just have a new clutch fitted? if you did, they would normally change the gearbox oil at the same time?

andy · Post by **andy** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:25 am

Mine's the same, and can be really hard when it's cold (UK cold that is!). When I first drive off I often go first to third to save the fight into second. It gets better after a couple of minutes.

I'm guessing that my gearbox is just worn. I did change the oil to try and improve it, but it didn't get any better, although I have heard of other people getting good results.