Shifting Gears
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Heel & Toe
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Shifting Gears
Does anyone have issues going from 2nd to 3rd when running? All of my cars have been stick shift and they have been real smooth shifting gears. But driving the c6 it seems like it takes a little more muscle and precision to get some good shifts especially from 2nd to 3rd. Has anyone experienced this or is it just me and having to properly learn the new clutch and shifter?
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Heel & Toe
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No I have no other problems with any other gears. Its just when I shift even on a normal drive its not smooth like my other cars or my acura tl. 2nd to 3 while running her is the shift i am having trouble getting down. And i have been driving stick for about 10 years.
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Are you depressing the clutch pedal all the way down? For some reason, these stupid trannies require that for 'crunch-free' shifting. If you're not having any issues with any other gear changes, I doubt a new shifter would fix that. But if you have an older Vette ('09+ have better shifters, for what I've read), it might be a nice upgrade anyway. So if you plan to keep the car regardless, I'd try that first. If it doesn't solve your problem, then it's going to be a synchro issue, most likely. Good luck.
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Heel & Toe
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Are you depressing the clutch pedal all the way down? For some reason, these stupid trannies require that for 'crunch-free' shifting. If you're not having any issues with any other gear changes, I doubt a new shifter would fix that. But if you have an older Vette ('09+ have better shifters, for what I've read), it might be a nice upgrade anyway. So if you plan to keep the car regardless, I'd try that first. If it doesn't solve your problem, then it's going to be a synchro issue, most likely. Good luck.
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Does anyone have issues going from 2nd to 3rd when running? All of my cars have been stick shift and they have been real smooth shifting gears. But driving the c6 it seems like it takes a little more muscle and precision to get some good shifts especially from 2nd to 3rd. Has anyone experienced this or is it just me and having to properly learn the new clutch and shifter?
If you are ham fisted then you will probably need to buy an aftermarket shifter that will increase centering pressure and requires more force to shift.
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I have traveled the path you are on....
Going from the c5 to the c6 I had trouble with 3rd as well, I had muscle memory from the c5 which caused me to go too wide on the c6.
I posted up asking the same advice you seek, and Ranger gave me a link to his shifter drills:
http://rangeracceleration.com/Improved_Shifting.html
Between the drills and proper clutch fluid maintenance, I have had nearly flawless shifting for years now using the stock shifter. 74000+ miles and 494 drag strip runs to date if memory serves.
http://rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
It's free to try these things.
I posted up asking the same advice you seek, and Ranger gave me a link to his shifter drills:
http://rangeracceleration.com/Improved_Shifting.html
Between the drills and proper clutch fluid maintenance, I have had nearly flawless shifting for years now using the stock shifter. 74000+ miles and 494 drag strip runs to date if memory serves.
http://rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
It's free to try these things.
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Heel & Toe
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From: Houston Texas
Going from the c5 to the c6 I had trouble with 3rd as well, I had muscle memory from the c5 which caused me to go too wide on the c6.
I posted up asking the same advice you seek, and Ranger gave me a link to his shifter drills:
http://rangeracceleration.com/Improved_Shifting.html
Between the drills and proper clutch fluid maintenance, I have had nearly flawless shifting for years now using the stock shifter. 74000+ miles and 494 drag strip runs to date if memory serves.
http://rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
It's free to try these things.
I posted up asking the same advice you seek, and Ranger gave me a link to his shifter drills:
http://rangeracceleration.com/Improved_Shifting.html
Between the drills and proper clutch fluid maintenance, I have had nearly flawless shifting for years now using the stock shifter. 74000+ miles and 494 drag strip runs to date if memory serves.
http://rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
It's free to try these things.
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Heel & Toe
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Okay so I checked the clutch oil. And its dark like motor oil. I will not be driving the car and am going to change the clutch oil this Saturday along with the oil. Since it will be getting worked on I am going to check all other fluids.
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Heel & Toe
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Update
I went through the ranger method last night and today. I basically had to repeat the process about 25 times before the fluid came back clear. At first it was dark brown and then started to clear up. When it started to clear up there was clutch debris as in the video. Ran the method about 5 to 10 more times and finally came back clear. I took the car for a test run and its a brand new car. It didn't shift this smooth even when i got it. I will definitely keep an eye on this fluid from now on. Thanks for the help all!