hard to shift gears from a stop

[miguelsrt]

ok guys this is strange when im in a stop light its really hard to put it in any gear but once its in gear and im driving and shifting from gear to another gear it shifts like butter even if i go WOT it still shifts smooth... does anyone have this problem or knows what could cause this ....oh and also when the car is off it goes into every single gear just fine

[Novak94]

sounds possibly like the clutch is partial engaged, possibly check/try adjusting your clutch pedal

[miguelsrt]

thanks Novak94 bump......for more suggestions

[boostedsohc]

had the same problem. clutch was fine. change out tranny oil. still same problems took out my mopar STS and put in my hurst shifter. all better now.

[miguelsrt]

ok guys i adjusted the clutch pedal and the crossover still no luck any ideas

[blackbird_R/T]

Warn part in clutch release mechanism would be my guess. The pedal adjustment for the clutch master cylinder pushrod is worth trying but seldom an issue, although it's easy to check (also inspect the bracket it attaches to). It would involve removing the trans but you might consider checking the clutch release (throw-out) bearing, the release lever, pivot ball, and clutch assembly itself. After you rule all those out (which I'd bet is where your issue is) would be to crack into the trans.

Try the easy stuff but be prepared to tear into it and get down and dirty if the problem remains.

[m_dunnie]

Quote: Originally Posted by blackbird_R/T

Warn part in clutch release mechanism would be my guess. The pedal adjustment for the clutch master cylinder pushrod is worth trying but seldom an issue, although it's easy to check (also inspect the bracket it attaches to). It would involve removing the trans but you might consider checking the clutch release (throw-out) bearing, the release lever, pivot ball, and clutch assembly itself. After you rule all those out (which I'd bet is where your issue is) would be to crack into the trans.

Try the easy stuff but be prepared to tear into it and get down and dirty if the problem remains.

Hard shifting symptoms is also caused from worn shift selector, worn shift fork cogs and/or bent shift forks. Also never rule out worn/damaged syncros.

Lower mileage usually equates to BB_r/t's solution and higher mileage is usually worn/damaged parts internal.

At 70k I performed the entire oem clutch system replacement but still could not shift for shit stopped. Once I got it into gear and moving shifting was ok. Eventually swapped in a trans with 16k and it's perfect shifting again. Old trans still sits waiting for tearing down, but compared to replacement it's shift fork cogs and shift selector are severly worn...