high shift effort

[dreeves]

Hi all.

In the last month or so, the shift effort on my e30 325is has gotten pretty high... it just takes more effort to move the shift lever between gears. Before I start taking things apart, has anyone experienced this? Where should I look?

Thanks,

dave

88 325is, 149k
88 M3, JS#110

[yozsi]

make sure your clutch slave or master cyl isnt going south. maybe your not getting enough travel on the throwout bearing fork.

[blueapplesoda]

try Changing your tranny fluid. my first e30 barely had any tranny fluid when i bought it, and it was pretty difficult to shift. I discovered this when i had drained the tranny oil, and nothing but a small amount of black shit came out. Using redline synthetic did wonders, the way shifting is supposed to feel. Oh, and are you using the stock shift lever or a short shifter?

[peterz]

My car was doing a similar thing.. snapped shifter linkage. It gradually got worse and worse, to the point where I could only use two gears, 2nd and 4th..

[TresE30]

try Changing your tranny fluid. my first e30 barely had any tranny fluid when i bought it, and it was pretty difficult to shift. I discovered this when i had drained the tranny oil, and nothing but a small amount of black shit came out. Using redline synthetic did wonders, the way shifting is supposed to feel. Oh, and are you using the stock shift lever or a short shifter?

Agreed same thing with mine...new fluid and good as new! well almost besides my shiftlinkages that need new shims or whatnot.