[Manic]

Originally Posted by xxBrun0xx

Big issue is your clutch. It's adjusted way too high from the factory and it has a return spring that results in ZERO feel. I had a tough time shifting smoothly until I did both of these things. Shifts like butter now. Both are completely reversible and only take about 10 minutes each.

Clutch height: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8040
Helper spring: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35621

I considered doing the clutch height adjustment a while back. Even attempted it but was eventually stopped by a bad back (only way I could get under there was to basically lie upside-down in my seat). After a couple thousand miles, I just got used to it. This is the first manual car I've owned; first car I've ever driven (for a week or so) however was '67 Beetle. So I didn't really have any predispositions for clutch feel.

If anything, I find the accelerator to be the most maddening pedal because it just has no feel to me and is also a bit too skinny/short for me to heel toe with.