Brian Henning

I have a problem with the gears on my rx8. It "klunks" really hard when i throw it into the lower gears and sometimes the higher gears. im hoping that i dont have to replace the clutch to fix this. what could be causing this?

RX8Soldier

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need more details:
year
mileage
last service
mods

FastFreddy61

What happens when you gently select a gear instead of "throwing" it in ?

Brian Henning

2004, 95,000 miles, Mazda Speed cold air intake, i had the oil and trans fluid changed
2 weeks ago

Brian Henning

It usually takes a little extra pressure if i gently select a gear

FastFreddy61

How long has the oil been in the trans. It may be as simple as doing an oil change.

shadycrew31

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Make sure they topped off the trans fluid... sometimes they just put in the recommended amount and sometimes it needs a little more...

Brian Henning

I have a couple inches of free play on my clutch

Brian Henning

I'm not sure what brand of trans fluid was put in. Jiffy Lube did it

dannobre

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First mistake

Arca_ex

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They probably didn't even change it. Your first screw up was taking it to Jiffy Lube...

shadycrew31

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Derp.

FastFreddy61

Brian, you may want to adjust the free play at the pedal pad, it should be between 5mm and 15mm , about 1/4" to 1/2".

Brian Henning

Wow that's crazy. I had no idea. I guess I won't go to Jiffy Lube anymore