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Old May 24, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Having trouble selecting gear in my S2.Its strange because i will drive it for 10mins or so and selecting gears is really easy,then other times i will pull up to some traffic lights and have great difficulty in putting it in first,takes about 6 attempts and with alot of force.Also reverse gear is becoming a nightmare aswell,becoming very hard to select it without grinding it.Any idea's on what could be the problem?
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Old May 24, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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The clutch is dragging, change the gearbox oil to start with.
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ps reverse can always be a bit grindy as it has no synchro
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Old May 24, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Probably your clutch quadrant on its way out, everytime the pedal goes fully home the quadrant re-adjusts (if possible), so when they wear out you get different biting points all the time.

Worst case it could be the clutch itself.

tabetha, how does changing gearbox oil eliminate clutch drag?
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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check the clutch release arm on top of the gearbox where the clutch cable fits.these used to have a habit of cracking near the pinch bolt thus not allowing full throw of the clutch release bearing.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Now when i was at my tuners a few weeks back they said the clutch release bearing is on it's way out,do you think now it has given up the ghost and that is causing this?Thanks for all your help peeps,what do you think should be my course of action?
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