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Gear Stubbornness
ok, so i have ~280 miles on my brz, and noticed right away that the car doesnt like going into 1st, 2nd, and reverse cleanly, but thought maybe its a "new car thing" and have waited it out... and now its starting to bother me. ive tried searching and have only found people reporting difficulty moving the shifter into 2nd on cold days.
reverse gear: on the first try (clutch fully engaged, dead stop/parking space) the shifter does not want to move into reverse, feels like hitting a wall - i could probably ram it in there, but havent, and dont want to. so ill clutch out and back in, and itll go in, but not freely. so i back it out and usually on try #3 itll go into reverse gear smoothly and freely. i then reverse as normal.
first gear: itll be a little stubborn to go into first gear, i want to say it feels "grindy" but its not harsh, usually takes until the third try to go into first smoothly. this is all while the clutch is in, im not talking about actually moving yet. this makes stoplights a pain in the ass, as im usually putting it in and out of first three times to get it to accept the gear smoothly
second gear: often does not want to go into second after first, sometimes double clutching helps. once again, i could probably force it into second (and have had to, but often ill just skip to 3rd bc of it) but im looking for smooth entry into the gates. second gear isnt all that bad compared to the problems im having with first and second
im still in the engine break in phase, haven't abused the engine or transmission whatsoever
im going to take it in to the dealer i just wanted to ask on here first
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