Re: 1989 405 very hard to shift manual trans

Tomas (tomas_t@algonet.se)
Sun, 28 Jun 1998 12:08:56 +0200

msavage@juno.com wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> The gear selector on my 1989 405 Mi16 has gotten very stiff lately. All
> gears seem to be affected equally. The car was always hard to shift,
> but it has gotten much stiffer in the last week or so.
> I feels like something may be binding. It is causing me to miss gears,
> grind gears etc.
>

I'd say your clutch isn't disengaging properly, you better fix it before you
wear down the synchros.
Maybe all it takes is a readjustment of the clutch cable, but don't make it
tight, it should have a play of a couple of mm.

/ Tomas