I have 05 evo 8 GSR. Out of the 5 gears the 3rd one is every hard to shift into. I have to wait a little longer for the syncro to work. I love all other grears.

From 2 to 3 during low RPM shifting, around 3000 rpm, if I shift as fast as from 1 to 2 I feel the resistance. It is not grinding but I can feel something is not working smothly. During high RPM, 4000 or higher I works beautifully

The question I have is it because the moverment of the shifter? You know it is not linear. I don't have any problem shifting from 4 to 3. It goes right in. Is there anything that I can do to improve it?

 

My hardest gear to shift into is probally the 1-2 shift. I've got slight grind now on my 4-5 shift, but i'm going to the dealer with that one.

 

My fifth gear is fine, but i definitely have the 1-2 and 2-3 shift "feeling" that you are refering to. I switched tranny fluid to redline and it helped a litlle bit.

 

How many miles you got? When i asked this same question the general consensus was to let it break in. People told me it often take s 5000 miles plus to break in correctly

 

Try adjusting the clutch for a higher release/engagement point. It makes a big difference in many cases. If it fixes the problem, you have an adjustment issue. If it doesn't help at all, then you probably have a transmission issue. On the EVO, the proper engagement point on the stock clutch is a bit higher than what I consider comfortable.

 

1-2

 

1-2 at high RPM it would grind

 

Oh yeah, i meant to add that i adjusted my clutch pedal a bit. Between that and the tranny fluid switch, it solved the problem by probably 50%.

 

If it helped at all, then adjustment was definitely an issue (before, at least). But an adjustment problem will cause premature wear on syncros and then you have transmission issues. Not a fun senario!

 

1-2...all the others are perfect.

 

I only have 2,800 miles on the car right now. I am going to wait at least 5,000 miles before looking into oil change and any kind of adjustment. For now I have to shift lowly. Sometimes too slow that I have to rev match for the next gear, because the rpm drops too much for the next higher gear (2-3)

 

The adjustment will only take a few minutes and not hurt anything. If you like, give them the opportunity to adjust it, but don't just let it go too long because you are going to wear out parts.

 

Actman what do you mean by higher engagement? Does it mean you only push a little bit on the clutch padle before each gear changing or you have to push the clutch all way in, almost like when you start the car up. Any instruction on how to adjust it. Please post the link. Thanks

 

http://www.evomoto.com/tech_info.php?tech_id=28

That's evomoto's guide for clutch pedal alignment, they're very good.

I don't think you should ever just push the clutch in a little to switch gears you should always push it in all the way but you should really go to the dealer if you have warranty coverage.

I just recently having problems 4th to 5th grinding but only in high rpms and if I try to switch too fast... I don't think I could demonstrate this to a dealer.

 

Higher being the point at which the clutch "feels" like it is releasing/engaging. There has to be travel past that point in order to fully free up the disc. By raising the engagement point, you are increasing the ability for the clutch to travel and therefore increasing air gap around the disc. You still have to push the pedal all the way in.