No problem with mine. I do sometimes have a hard time getting it into reverse - dealer of course said there was nothing wrong. Mine ('98 with 41kmiles) is sometimes notchy, like it almost beats the synchros, when driving sedately and shifting from 1st to 2nd or (more so) 2nd to 3rd; this is not true when driving it hard, though. When I'm up in the revs it shifts like butter. Strange.

 

joe s, so do you ever encounter this problem (3rd gear) while driving normally?

 

This answer is going to sound silly, but I see it with my students all the time.

Are you sure that you are depressing the clutch pedal to the floor and that the carpet is not obstructing the path?
It doesn't take much to make it look like a clutch or synchro problem.
Lazy shifting is often the culprit. Pay attention to your high rev shifts, and let me know.
Sometimes, with the seat pulled back to far, your leg doesn't extend enough, and you don't realize this because high rev shifts are done too quick.

If all is O.K., AJ is right on with his diagnosis.

 

i will keep my eye (err...foot) on it! "students?" u teach racing school?

 

I ONLY get it when driving normally, 1st to 2nd shift, and 2nd to 3rd shift - like it's cold and the fluid is still viscous....thing is, it's not just when it's cold, and not All the time. NEVER when driving hard ie up in the rev range a bit.
Any help would be greatly appreciated; thanks!

 

Yeah, come to think of it, it's a random occurance. I have those good days at the tracks where it only does it maybe once out of 20 runs or something, or I have those other bad days when it's like...3 times out of 12 runs or something. And I think it has occured when driving normally, although I don't recall...

 

Do any of you get that alot were the floor mat moves up and gets in the way of clutch? This always happens to me is there any way to keep it from moving or anything?