NEWBIE NEEDS HELP!! HARD SHIFTING?

[sAyjAi]

i just bought a 98 240sx. and the shifting is really bad..i have to force it into my 1st and something 2nd then now my reverse. i just dont know whats going on. sometimes here and there when i shift into 5th it grinds..i brought it to the transmission shop they said i needa new clutch masters and a new slave cylinder..then i went to another shop to see if they would say the same and they did. i asked everyone i know they said it wasnt. so i just bought the parts n changed it..when i installed n bleed it now my clutch wont return...so i put back the old master in n bleed it then it works..the clutch does return..BUT i still have the same F**KING problem ..my clutch feels better but i cant go into ANY!! of my GEARS NOW.. other people said it was my synchro's so i dont know what to do..

[mexicanracer03]

make sure their is no air in the clutch line.

[sAyjAi]

yea i know i did that too..i bleed from the slave n the U turn line thing..just straight fluid

[240sxonabudget]

Hey my 1990 240sx's clutch just gave out after 19 years and ive been doing some research to replace it myself. what i found is that if the clutch is not alligned properly with a special allignment tool normally included in the kit shifting can be very difficult with alot of resistance. This is definatly a bigger deal than just a little air in the line so make sure you check out all other possibilites before actually dropping out the transmission and messing with the clutch. Just my 2 cents im also relativly inexerienced so someone correct me if im wrong

[AK-Z]

Hey my 1990 240sx's clutch just gave out after 19 years and ive been doing some research to replace it myself. what i found is that if the clutch is not alligned properly with a special allignment tool normally included in the kit shifting can be very difficult with alot of resistance.

Thats resistance when you the transmission back in. If it doesn't, then you didn't put in the pilot bearing/bushing, or didn't remove the auto pilot bearing and replace it with the manual one, if you are doing a manual swap. The resistance would go away once you press the clutch pedal, because the then the pressure plate would not grip the clutch and then it would align on the input shaft.------I'm surprised that none of those shops, would send someone to go with you on a test run. A slave cylindar is easy to replace yourself and costs like $25. The Master cylinder is more involved. Its "could"~ be those, if not then I would agree that it would be the syncros. How does your clutch pedal feel?

One way to see if it is you syncros is to double clutch when you shift (press clutch->shift to neutral-> release clutch->press clutch->shift to next gear->release clutch)

[1990nismo!]

iv got a 1990 i bought 2 weeks ago i had the same problem.... now mine was sittin in a garage collectin dust for almost 9 years.... i replaced the master slave cylinder and the one thats connected to the pedal bled it and the problem went away...... i still had alittle of resistance switchin into 3rd so i changed the gear oil and iv been good for a week now.... feels like a new car [IMG][/IMG]

[91240se]

try replacing the transmission fluid as well and your not gonna know whats going on with nething unless you drop the transmission which isnt as hard as people may think.