Shifting problems, clutch related? Options

[TonyAKAVW]

I've noticed lately on my daily driver, that after a few minutes of driving (maybe 10) it becomes difficult to shift into 1st from a sstop without grinding.

Going into second gear and then into first helps a little.

So talking with Phantom914 at work today and Bondo on the phone, it seems like it is either the clutch nnot disengaging completely, or the release bearing is stuck.

Has anyone else had a similar situation? Its getting really annoying to drive for more than a few minutes.

-Tony

[TonyAKAVW]

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while it's up in the air have someone operate the cluch pedal. is the clutch fully disengaged? do you need to adj the pedal stop on the floor board? what did you adj the pedal end of the cable to?

I did just that... The clutch arm goes back maybe 2/3 to 3/4 the back of the slot that it sticks out from on the bell housing when the pedal is depressed.


The pedal stop on my floorboard is gone, so no adjustment there.... The pedal end of the cable is adjusted per the service manual to about 1 cm of thread protruding into the clevis. The transmission end is such that the trunion is maybe 3-5 threads from the end of the threaded section (that is to say, about as tight as it can be adjusted).

-Tony