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Old 08-12-2008, 09:01 PM
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My car seems difficult to shift into 1st gear sometimes, I have to pull down to 2nd then up to 1st. Is this normal? Seems to be harder once the car is warmed up. 2005 with 36k miles, I got it about a month ago, so I don't know how it is supposed to feel.
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First thing I'd do is change the clutch fluid out and see if that helps.
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Try letting out of the clutch then trying again. From what I understand it's syncros in the tranny not lining up because they aren't being turned by the motor.
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Yes to what jerrad said. It's normal.
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Only first? stock clutch? Try bleeding the clutch and change the fluid if it looks black. Then maybe change tranny fluid. Those things won't hurt even if they don't help.

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Originally Posted by CTSV_510
Yes to what jerrad said. It's normal.
Shouldn't be harder when warm?

to the OP: When does this normally occur? Is it everytime you go into first?
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Mine would do it in 1st and reverse since that's the only gear that I'd be at a stand still.
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Originally Posted by JonCR96Z
Shouldn't be harder when warm?

to the OP: When does this normally occur? Is it everytime you go into first?
Mine seems to act up more when it's warm. Occasionally I have an issue when I'm going to 3rd, mostly if I'm granny shifting. It's really intermittant.

Even though the fluid in my clutch reservoir looks great, I am going to flush that and the tranny fluid because like you said, it can't hurt.
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Originally Posted by CTSV_510
Mine seems to act up more when it's warm. Occasionally I have an issue when I'm going to 3rd, mostly if I'm granny shifting. It's really intermittant.

Even though the fluid in my clutch reservoir looks great, I am going to flush that and the tranny fluid because like you said, it can't hurt.
mostly granny is ur only mode bubblehead!
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mostly granny is ur only mode bubblehead!
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lmfao!
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Yes it's the stock clutch. It happens in 1st, and reverse and is definately more noticable when warm.
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normally a slight blip(raise rpm to 12-1500) of the throttle would make mine go in, you get used to doing it after a while
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Originally Posted by jerrad
Mine would do it in 1st and reverse since that's the only gear that I'd be at a stand still.
Thats the same as mine, and oh boy does it **** me off!!!
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It's to insure you already have road rage before you pull into traffic.
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Do the aftermarket short shifters help with this at all?
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a tad...but i think its more to do with the syncro's in the trans...and the 06's had a revision do to 04-05 binding up all the time.
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a tad...but i think its more to do with the syncro's in the trans...and the 06's had a revision do to 04-05 binding up all the time.
well ****!!! I have a 04
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Originally Posted by jerrad
Try letting out of the clutch then trying again. From what I understand it's syncros in the tranny not lining up because they aren't being turned by the motor.
Mine does it everynow and then too. That's what I do.
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skip shift eliminator? Never had a caddy just guessin.
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