Very Hard gearchange!!

[DamoVTS]

Hey all

Lately the gear changing has been weird

1st and 2nd sometimes does not want to go, ya gotta either force it in or go to 3rd and back into the gear

And sometimes its fine as anything ? :S

Any ideas?

[Jaytee]

could be linkages mate. thats what i reckon anyway mate.

[MF_Domingo]

might be on the verge of new gearbox could get a decent recon prety cheap
might want to change the clutch aswell if its worn badly might aswel when the gearbox is out
depends if u got the funds

[MF_Domingo]

o by the way reconditioned boxes are usualy resprayed to indicate thay have been taken appart so dont be lead to beleive u have a reconditioned one and its just a second hand part
happend to me and the box lasted a few weeks
waste of money

[DamoVTS]

hmmm in general the car feels ok to drive :S

its just every now and then it does it,.. its mainly only ever 1st

[Pieface]

This happens to me too, I just ram it in sometimes but it does take a bit of force.

[ldavies]

ive got the same problem matey only does it in 1st and 2nd but 1st is the worst lol

[tom130691]

check how worn clutch is
there a lil plate underneath to bolts n you will be able to see it

[tom130691]

or try a quickshift only £20
this reduces gear throw

[Dave-R]

Hi Damo. Hope you're OK mate? We met a while back at a 106OC. If your gears aren't crunching, you can't hear any whines etc. then I'd say it's probably the linkages.A slight bend can cause this.

I replaced mine with uprated ones from Constella (www.constella.co.uk), who also do quickshifts. Really easy job. Jack the car up and get underneath. Grab a 20mm spanner and a flat hear screwdriver. You'll see the linkages running across the bay, from the gearbox. They're ball jointed so use the spanner to pop the joints. Replace with your new linkages.

Whilst you're at it, check the main gear linkage bush. Following the linkage that runs from the gear lever towards the engine bay and you'll see a big "joint thingy" (very technical, I know!). Remove any crap that's been trapped in there and once it's clean reapply some grease. Check the condition of the bush too.