Biggsy
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The dealer replaced TOB and clutch master cylinder under warranty. I had them put in a Exedy Hyper Single while they dropped the transmission. I got the car back and now if I start the car in neutral I cannot get into first, but if I go into first while the car is off, then turn it on there are no issues. Regular driving on the road is fine. I have no problem up shifting or downshifting. After driving a bit on the highway, if I come to a stop light, I can go back into neutral and then go into first and take off with no problem. While stopped (and clutch still pressed in), if I were to go into first, then back to neutral, it wont go into first. So you can imagine stop and go traffic is not kind to me. A lot of times at a light or stop sign, or even in the parking lot, I have to turn my car off then put it into first (or reverse) before I turn it back on. If I am parking, I can go into reverse on the first try with no issues (but I do have to double clutch) and pull in but if I had to readjust and go back into first to pull forward, the shifter will not go into first. Its kind of embarrassing people blowing their horns at me because I have to turn my car off to get it in gear. I have to continuously watch the lights for the cross traffic so I can se if it'll get into first before my light turns green or I sit at the light with the clutch in.
So my first thought is that there is air in the system and maybe the tech didnt bleed the TOB before putting it in. The advisor at the deal said its not that and probably bad synchros or linkage. I didnt think you had to disconnect the shifter when dropping the trans so im thinking maybe the tech didnt know how to reinstall the MGW shifter. It was working perfectly before I took it to them (other than the bad TOB warranty issue).
So what could be the issue? I hope I captured everything and made sense. Thanks for any help or suggestions
The dealer replaced TOB and clutch master cylinder under warranty. I had them put in a Exedy Hyper Single while they dropped the transmission. I got the car back and now if I start the car in neutral I cannot get into first, but if I go into first while the car is off, then turn it on there are no issues. Regular driving on the road is fine. I have no problem up shifting or downshifting. After driving a bit on the highway, if I come to a stop light, I can go back into neutral and then go into first and take off with no problem. While stopped (and clutch still pressed in), if I were to go into first, then back to neutral, it wont go into first. So you can imagine stop and go traffic is not kind to me. A lot of times at a light or stop sign, or even in the parking lot, I have to turn my car off then put it into first (or reverse) before I turn it back on. If I am parking, I can go into reverse on the first try with no issues (but I do have to double clutch) and pull in but if I had to readjust and go back into first to pull forward, the shifter will not go into first. Its kind of embarrassing people blowing their horns at me because I have to turn my car off to get it in gear. I have to continuously watch the lights for the cross traffic so I can se if it'll get into first before my light turns green or I sit at the light with the clutch in.
So my first thought is that there is air in the system and maybe the tech didnt bleed the TOB before putting it in. The advisor at the deal said its not that and probably bad synchros or linkage. I didnt think you had to disconnect the shifter when dropping the trans so im thinking maybe the tech didnt know how to reinstall the MGW shifter. It was working perfectly before I took it to them (other than the bad TOB warranty issue).
So what could be the issue? I hope I captured everything and made sense. Thanks for any help or suggestions
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