Before anything i'd like to let you guys know i've been driving manual for about a month and a half and i'm comfortable with it but still getting the hang of things so pardon me if i say something dumb or n00b-ish.

I realized today thats most times during a shift- in between the shifter gets stuck. i have to apply extra force to get it over the part where it gets stuck (all gears, most of the time) and of course it really throws off my timing when it happens while i'm "on it" and i usually over rev a bit and just put the clutch back in and let off.

Any suggestions? i'm still burning the clutch a little too much driving (Leanring on an act xtreme pressure plate, act street light flywheel & clutchnet 4 puck sprung clutch) so i haven't driven any of my friends' car to get a feel for their shifter.

Thanks

 

anyone? i've goten some advice that the slave cylinder may be going bad? i just replaced it not even 2 months ago, that and the master cylinder, do you think it could be going bad already? it wasn't oem honda i bought it from an auto parts store, i think manufacturer was becks/arnley

 

bad idea to learn how to drive stick on a car you like man
lol
jks
get someone who knows how to drive stick properly or atleas has been driving it for a long time and see if the clutch gets stuck with them as you say it does to you..
it may be that your releasing the clutch too quick and your not fully engaged into gear..you may be forcing it into gear which is not a good thing.
dont really know anything about how that clutch feels but id certainly get someone else to drive it before you phack around and change parts you really dont need to.
have you checked your fluid level in the slave cylinder?
maybe even in your tranny... ?
just a start.. hard to tell without actually driving/seekin/feeling...

 

Are you saying you are hitting the dead spot between gears? Or when you are trying to get it into a gear you have to push hard to get it in?? If that's the case, unless you are doing something very wrong, like forgetting to put in the clutch, it sounds like something is broken.... Do you get grinding between gears? What RPM's are you shifting at?


TIP - If you are still burning the clutch (yes yours will be slightly more difficult to learn on) try this. I also recommend this tip to anyone who is either just learning stick or who has put a lightened flywheel on..
Go to a flat parking lot or side street. without touching the gas, slowly let off the clutch. The second you see the rmp's start to drop push it back in. do this a few times, this will give you a good feel on where exactly your clutch will start to engage.... If you have a light flywheel you may or may not be able to do this, try letting off the clutch slowly (but not too slow as to burn the clutch) and see if you can get the car moving without touching the gas.
Don't do this too too much because you may cause unnecessary wear on the clutch disk. You should never smell the clutch when doing this.

 

you'll get used to it, just keep on driving man. thats how i learned-