2nd gear notchy feel & linkage noise
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I get a notchy feeling when going into second gear I gotta pull it little harded into place sometimes could this be a shifter alignment issue? Also going into second gear I also hear shifter linkage noise from under the car. I'm hoping all I gotta do is pop off the boot and make sure everything is tight & for the shifter linkage some all purpose grease.
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I'm having the same issue. Sometimes it goes into 2nd smoothly, most of the time it makes a 'clunk' noise and has a notchy feel. I'd really like to hear a possible cause for this before I head into the dealer so I know what I'm working with...
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i have a hard time going into second sometimes when the car is just starting up.. what i do is instead of going straight from 1 to 2nd gear.. i go from 1.. then shift towards neutral.. then into second.. i dont go all the way to neutral though.. just move the shifter towards N and then down into second.. hope that helps.. =)
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This is relatively normal for the Z transmission. I wouldn't worry about it, the notchyness will occur in 2nd the most from my experiance... seems pretty random as well, but obviously more so when the car is cold.
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i have a hard time going into second sometimes when the car is just starting up.. what i do is instead of going straight from 1 to 2nd gear.. i go from 1.. then shift towards neutral.. then into second.. i dont go all the way to neutral though.. just move the shifter towards N and then down into second.. hope that helps.. =)
Thanks man this works now I can drive with no one looking at me strange plus this takes care of the shift linkage noise.
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anyone have any follow up on this issue, im going to get it check out at a few dealerships when i pull her out of storage. one already said they dont notice anything typical :P
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ahhh! i see im not the only one with this problem. i only get it at a cold start. after a while, it goes away. i drive an 07 base btw! ...its just annoying!
maybe we should all swap out our engines with the GT-R's o.0?!
maybe we should all swap out our engines with the GT-R's o.0?!
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