Hard to shift when cold
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Cincinnati Oh
Hard to shift when cold
After start up, it is hard to put the car into a gear, especially reverse (maybe because I use that one first :) ) after about 2 minutes of driving and everything is warm, shifting is no problem. I have read other posts talking about clutch fluid, but I don't know how or where to check this. What could be the problem and resolution? Thanks in advance!
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,254
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From: Waterford MI
Re: Hard to shift when cold (all4c4lt4)
forgot to mention.... the clutch mastercylinder is under the computer ecm on the driverside of the firewall. Remove the 2 10mm(i think) nuts and lift the ecm off its bracket and lay it on the windshield and voila... access to the clutch master cylinder!
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 111
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From: Kansas City MO
Re: Hard to shift when cold (all4c4lt4)
I was having trouble getting into first or reverse, but not necessarily just when cold. The clutch fluid was low and when I topped it off it shifted ok. Turned out that the clutch slave was leaking.
