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Old 08-30-2015, 09:49 PM
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Default Can't get it in, keep getting stuck

So every time I come to a stop at a red light I'll leave it in neutral because I dont want to hold down the clutch, but pretty often it's hard or literally impossible to get it into first when i have to go.
I've tried dropping the clutch and pushing it in again, tried jamming it in or giving it gas, tried wiggling it, putting it into 4th and then back into first seemed to help but I'm wondering if you guys have any help for me. I've gotten stuck at so many green lights and pissed so many people off now it's not even funny.
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Old 08-30-2015, 10:42 PM
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Default Re: Can't get it in, keep getting stuck

And another thing thats less of a serious problem is having the lever get pushed out of gear into neutral when goign over some serious technical terrain, is that bad or should i just hold onto it better?
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Old 08-30-2015, 10:55 PM
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Is the shifter really sloppy? If so change the bushings and it'll fix the popping out of gear on terrain problems, or at least, it should. First step I would take is bleed the clutch system.
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Old 08-30-2015, 11:27 PM
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Is the shifter really sloppy? If so change the bushings and it'll fix the popping out of gear on terrain problems, or at least, it should. First step I would take is bleed the clutch system.
Not the sloppiest but yes, I'll try replacing the bushings. I see a lot of different ways to bleed clutches and mixed opinions on how to do it. Do you know any good methods, youtube links, pointers?
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