charged

iTrader: (1)

I had JWT clutch installed and noticed that I am having trouble getting clutch into 5th and is notchy in 3rd. Do you guys have a solution, is it the clutch?

kramykram

iTrader: (135)

Nah there is an adjustment on your pedal rod that goes into the master slave cylinder. its a 12mm nut you just loosen and adjust the rod a bit. you will see the threads on it.

Spike100

Questions:

• What year is your Z?
  
• Is the problem grinding when going into the problem gear, or is it just hard to shift?

I don't think it's the new clutch.

--Spike

charged

iTrader: (1)

04 and can't find 5th no grinding just not going in smoothly

Spike100

Hmmm... If in fact it's the clutch, I would expect problems going into any gear. But, I suppose that it could be a slight difference between the gears that shows-up on a tighter tolerance with the new clutch. Try adjusting the clutch (as kramykram suggests).

--Spike

dcreech0

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I also have an 04 with a JWT clutch and flywheel. Mine has the same exact problem, its like you have to find fifth gear no. Its almost like, i dont know, it moved to the left a little. I always seem to miss the gear to the right. Anyways, I dosent slide into gear as easily as it used to.

Biochem7

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There is a shifter plate that must be put in correctly or it will prevent or make going into 5th difficult.

Z1 Performance

iTrader: (564)

yep, definitely the first thing I'd check. It's the metal guide plate that is rectagular shaped that goes under the center console

kramykram

iTrader: (135)

if the guide plate was out of place wouldn't more then one gear be out of whack? i have never pulled the shifter out when dropping the tranny so i really don't know what it looks like so thats why i am asking.