Sticky Stick Shift

[TeamST_racing]

Help...

This started like a week ago and its only gettin worse. Its hard as hell to get my car into gear (5spd). Im chillin at a light and then when I try to throw it into 1st, I feel like Im gonna break the shifter stick off. It just wont go! (it takes ALOT of effort)

What is wrong? My clutch pedel has no play at all BTW. I feel that theres no more clutch left. When I have the clutch pedel to the floor, I only have to lift it a tiny bit to engage it.

Please tell me whats wrong
-Lam
H22 5spd

[k-mart]

most likely your clutch, but check the shift linkage since replacing that would be a hell of a lot cheaper.

[N9netwoAccord]

try bleeding it maybe?

pump the clutch pedal a few times to build up pressure, changing your slave cylinder might not hurt (check to see if its leaking first) and make sure you clutch master cylinder is full

[NAiL05]

try bleeding it maybe?

pump the clutch pedal a few times to build up pressure, changing your slave cylinder might not hurt (check to see if its leaking first) and make sure you clutch master cylinder is full

Good things to check before runing directly to clutch. Could be your slave cylinder or might not have enough pressure to move the slave. Make sure your MC isnt leaking also.

[TeamST_racing]

Thanks a bunch guys. I will check all that in the morning.

-Lam

[do2mind]

You've got the classic symptoms of your hydraulic clutch fluid being low. But since you haven't posted again, you probably figured that out.

Yes, that means that there's another problem (leak in master or slave cylinder, etc.) but you can fix the symptoms for a while unless the leak is really bad (I've been just topping off my fluid every once in a while for a few years).