MT Break-in shifting technique............Newbie
 

I have about 100 miles on my 6MT. I am a little concerned on the effort & concentration that is required when moving the gear shift lever from one gear to the next.

I am not shifting too fast and it almost seems to grind when sliding he lever into the next gear. Is this just normal and I should expect the gear box to loosen up a bit after a few more miles. Once in a while the shift will be ultra smooth but most of the time it is very hard. To pull off smoother shifts, I have started to pause in the neutral gate of the shift and then complete the shift after pause during which I keep the clutch fully depressed during the whole shift-pause-shift.

Is this the usual for how the gearbox acts during the break-in?

Thanks............

lift some weights and don't be afraid to slam it in there. Also, check your tranny fluid level. Both my oil, and tranny fluids were low when I picked it up in January.

oh, and for future reference (and I'm gonna get killed for being the one to say this, hehe) SEARCH FUNCTION, please.

If the problem persists in the next 100 miles, I will bring the car into the dealer.

Also I did do a search on both shifting and transmissions. Let's just say that both searches brought back hundreds of threads none of which addressed my issue. I eventually gave up and posted this topic.

i had something up with my gears too, when changing from 2 to 3 it would feel really light and just slip into the gear. But in other gears it when in with a push. It didnt feel right so i got my oil changed and then it went back to normal