its a 1996 transmission with roughly 107K miles on it. B18B
trans fluid is fresh, changed 2 days ago
cluth has fluid, bled it earlier to make sure there is no air.
shift linkage looks normal.
it has a short shifter.

shifts normal when car is off

when car is on, first few shifts in gears go in (not as easy as normal) but it starts to get harder and ends up me trying to force it in. it will go into gear if i want it to, but its not normal.

could it be a worn out throw out bearing?
when i push the clutch in and release slowly (slow enought to try to feel something), i can feel a little bit of awkardness in the clutch pedal, its not a smooth release like my ITR or civic.

thanks

 

T/O bearing comes to my mind. If you pump the clutch before shifting is it any different?

 

If it goes in and out of gear smooth with the motor off; its time for a new clutch

 

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no, pumping the clutch doesnt make any difference.

^ makes sense. might as well replace the clutch

 

Bleed the clutch fluid first, could be one of those master/slave cylinders.

 

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You could still have air in the lines...or one of the above cylinders has gone bad.

 

the slave is toast.

 

ahhh yes. good input guys. i actually have a spare slave cyl. ill throw on and see if it fixes anything. that would be much much better than a clutch swap. but then again, 107K miles could due for a clutch job.

 

Clutch is needed, but like you said go the cheap route first.

 

Hyd fluid bypassing.. Dump the master and slave.
Been there on the track car before.

 

ok its not the slave.

gotta change clutch.

 

that sucks man. Good luck with the clutch swap out.

 

i think the hardest thing is gonna be getting a clutch during this holiday rush.

hmmm
hopefully i can snag one off a motor at work.