trouble shifting into first!

[dj99877]

ok. so i just bought this 96 eagle talon tsi awd a couple months ago. and had it stored for the winter. I have noticed that from a complete stop it is somewhat difficult to put it into first gear. also after putting the car in reverse it is hard. sometimes i have to throw it in second quick and then first just to get it in gear. does anyone have any suggestions? all the other gears are perfect. thanks guys

 

[nate_boosted]

My car does this exact same thing. There is a write up on vfaq.com about a shifter adjustment but it says its for 1g. I dont know if it will work on a 2g. I just learned to deal with it and i got in the habbit of going into second then first everytime.

 

[dj99877]

did you ever try and adjust the pedal? i want to try that and adjust the pedal engagement away from the floor. im wondering if its so close to the floor that the clutch isnt disengaging all the way..

 

[2qik4u]

you could try the pedal adjustment but i think you probably need new syncros in the tranny. let us know if the clutch pedal adjustment works.

 

[dj99877]

yea. the pedal adjustment. didn't turn out to good. but it did give me time to throw my b&m short shifter in. new syncro's huh? sounds expensive. would that explain why it only wont go in for first gear. i mean the only real time i have problem is after i use reverse and then go back into first. does anyone else have this problem?

 

[Beemer92]

It's the clutch pedal adjustment. Jacks Transmissions has a video on it. It's a 2 man job though.

 

[nate_boosted]

I only have a problem with it when its cold out and once my car warms up it gets better.

 

[dj99877]

It's the clutch pedal adjustment. Jacks Transmissions has a video on it. It's a 2 man job though.

yea my clutch total whigged out on me last night in the burger king parking lot. it was driving fine i parked, and went to go drive it again and all of a sudden the clutch pedal was really stiff. as if the point where you disengage the clutch was at the very farthest point from the floor. i drove it a bit and it felt like the clutch was slipping. so i adjusted the clutch pedal a little bit and the clutch went fine. kinda weird if i say so myself. still doesn't help my first gear situation. i guess if i cant fix it cheap i can live with throwing it into second quick before.

It's the clutch pedal adjustment. Jacks Transmissions has a video on it. It's a 2 man job though.

also if you could send me a link to that or something that would be awesome!

 

[haswesley]

Jacks Transmissions LLC — Welcome Also, change your transmission fluid. I had the same problem with 1st gear, but not other gears. Try using Redline transmission fluid. I don't recall where I found the writeup on the Redline mixture to use, though. Maybe on vfaq. But, it works! I have no problems with 1st gear anymore. Hope this helps.