It is becoming hard to shift a manual transmission while the car is in motion what could be the problem My clutch seems a little loose but it is full reservoir is full of brake fluid... Please help?

Answer 1

Make sure you don't mix the Master cylinder reservoir fluid (clutch reservoir) with BOTH DOT3 and DOT4, use w/e you're using now. I use DOT3. Use either ONE ONLY! For it being hard to shift gears even when clutch is fully stepped, may be the adjusments. It should be right on the top back of the clutch pedal. You have to mess with it and make it the way you like it. Below the car, right when the Trans mounted on the motor block, there should be a slave cylinder (valve bleeder) you might want to bleed it to make sure no air is inside. You might need about 3 ppl to do this job. Its easy but you just CAN'T be at 3 places at the same time. (Under car bleeding, Pumping the clutch constantly, refilling fluid at the master cylinder) Make sure you keep on filling the fluid, if its empty air goes in and you have to bleed it from the start. Fun Fun Fun! Bleeding the clutch is the same as you would bleed the brakes, same concept (close valve, plug in a tiny hose on the tip of the valve, pump pedal which in this case is clutch and not brake, open valve, keep pumping pedal, close valve and so on... until you can see no air in the hose.) Valve bleeder is 10mm. Use a monkey wrench. For clearance sake, if you slide down under the right side of the car, it would be a tiny bit easier. That all should do the job. Probably takes about 1/2 hour to an hour the most... So its not exactly time consuming. Good luck!