E30 Hard To Put In Gear

[thamiracle]

Hey all of a sudden today my e30 is hard to put in gear, every single gear is hard to get in to. the shifter is hard like a rock. what could be the issues. it jsut started today. car was driven just fine this morning. what could it have been that fast

[Mr Deagle]

no trans oil? are you pushing in the clutch? lol jk, but possibly the clutch isnt fully disengaged, could be worn syncros

[jmarch]

Slave cylinder may be bad.

[browntown]

syncros dont tend to crap the bed all at once across all gears, you feel them slow over time, finding it more necessary to take your time while shifting or rev matching. So my guess is that your tranny is fine.

Possible culprits are clutch, and the hydraulics (clutch master/slave)

The slave tends to go bad, but the usual symtom is clutch pedal hits floor and stays.

Tranny fluid leak? If shes leaking, you'd probably notice.

Linkage might be bad, got any buddys with a shifter you can borrow? Take the shifter out, check the linkage rod, and reassemble.

Odd problem, just thinking aloud. Don't take my word for it, I curse at my cars as an occupation.

[porsche gt1]

it could be the bushings that hold yous shifter in the correct spot with the connecting rods. is your shifter floppy?

[brandondan1]

koo, my pedal has started losing resistance. I'll replace the cylinders asap :).

When's the last time you changed the tranny fluid? Does it do it even when the car is warm?