Anyone else have this problem? Im usally great at shifting... but sometimes, if if i do a couple runs (1-2-3rd let off) its sometimes hard to get the car to go into 2nd... even with the clutch to the floor...

 

this is after the motor is warmed up, and ive been down the track a couple times..*could it be getting too hot?*

 

wow and you got 2006? mine is 2005 and have the same problem, esp in 2nd but 3-6 is pretty hard to get into at times. Its very notchy... kinda sucks

 

it only happens if im running her a bit... during normal driving shes fine... but sometimes... shifting out of 1st at 7k she doesnt want to go into 2nd..

meh 06 or not, its still a z with all the same problems

 

I have an 06 and it never goes into first, its always hard to get into second, third and fourth, but only randomly, other times it will go in gear and I cant even feel it going into gear

 

I also have the same problems.
When I have been riding her hard, she really does not want to shift into 2nd.
This is a REAL BIATCH when I am doing a lot of runs on the strip as I have to leave it in neutral, let of the clutch then try it again.

 

clutch to the floor... that is the problem...

try putting the clutch in only half way...

 

wait, why would clutch to the floor be the problem?

i am experiencing the same thing, but i thought it was cause i wasnt putting the clutch all the way to the floor... until a few times now i have had it completely to the floor, try to go into 2nd (this is after full acceleration in 1st) and it doesn't go into 2nd - and I completely grind the gear. Granted, I have only been driving stick for a few months now, but I thought this wasnt supposed to happen if you have the clutch all the way to the floor.

And I have a 2006 btw.

 

I found 157 threads addressing transmission problems...

https://my350z.com/forum/search.php?searchid=1462083.

No model year has been spared.

 

So you think people should use the search function David?

 

Yes. But I wanted to make the suggestion politely.

 

My '06 has been giving me a hard time about going into 6th recently...pissing me the **** off!

 

well i know that the 05s and before had the problemi was just checkin with my 06 buddys to make sure that everyone else was having the same freakin problem... ive tried almost ever depth of clutch in and i still get the problem after a couple runs....


And I too have a problem getting it into 1st sometimes when the motor is cold or warm... i just slightly release the clutch and push it back in and it will let it go in... or rev up the motor and sometimes that works too...

 

IIt's hard for me to shift in to 2nd also. If I shift really slow I grind the **** out of 2nd. I have had the transmissinn for maybe 1 month or so.

 

if you hyper extend the pressure plate (harder to do with standard size clutches but does happen especially when people do the pedal adjustment mods) the clutch re-engauges itself and its like you arent even pressing down on it...

 

i havnt touched the clutch engaugement point... but i will try not to push the clutch in all the way..

 

in my Z... I had to put the car in 2nd gear before I could put it into first...

there are a few people on this board who have put in pedal stops to keep their clutch pedal from going to the floor when using OEM sized clutches... it helped made shifting smoother...

 

I used to have problems shifting to 2nd during hard runs at the track. Luckily, I haven't had the problem recently. I just have problems keeping traction.