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Old 05-10-2006, 03:51 PM
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can anybody help,i'm finding it hard to change gear for example from 1st to 2nd its as if its missing if anybody can understand that ,and once gears have been changed theres a major kick as if theres no oil in gearbox,plus the clutch pedal only has to come out about quarter of an inch before biting point so when at lights your legs ache like mad with having to push pedal all the way to the floor car is mk5 rs2000 conversion was originally 1.4lx any help please
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it could be the clutch rachet playing if it has one
has it got a cable operated clutch or the hydrolic one
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hi ,i think its got the cable operated clutch,what do you reckon it needs replacing or tightening/untightening thanks for reply anyway
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cheers for info,found out that it was out of alignment
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my understanding is that its common on rs2000 for it to be difficult to change 1st to 2nd. mine does it when its cold but after 5mins its fine an easy to chnge between 1st and 2nd
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