Slamming into first gear

***UPDATE 3*** Well, crap! I've replaced the clutch shaft arm that was broken. I've adjusted the clutch to 1 inch clearance and we watched it through the removed plate, and guess what - it still slams into gear, especially 1st! The transmission is full of oil (as it has been). So, does anyone have any other thoughts? It is hard to shift on occasion, in fact once we simply couldn't get it into 1st. Other times, it works just like it did before this started, although most of the time it does slam into 1st gear. Thanks!!
 
Does the pressure plate look like its working correctly ?

Does the disk keep spinning with the pressure plate ?

Maybe some of the friction material is coming loose from the disk.

Maybe there is a problem with the pilot bearing.

Those problems are rare, but,,,,,
 
Patrick - my friend from the club said the pressure plate seemed to be a bit soft, but this was kind of beyond his specialty.
 
rivcokid said:
***UPDATE 3*** Well, crap! I've replaced the clutch shaft arm that was broken. I've adjusted the clutch to 1 inch clearance and we watched it through the removed plate, and guess what - it still slams into gear, especially 1st! The transmission is full of oil (as it has been). So, does anyone have any other thoughts? It is hard to shift on occasion, in fact once we simply couldn't get it into 1st. Other times, it works just like it did before this started, although most of the time it does slam into 1st gear. Thanks!!
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Could you explain to this ignoramus what you mean by slamming into gear?
I haven't heard this expression before.

TIA, Ken
 
Ken - the ignoramus here is moi! Imagine you're at a stop. The shifter is in neutral. You clutch in to shift into 1st, and when you do, you hear quite a bit of grinding and a thunk as it goes into 1st. Shifting into 2nd and 3rd isn't as bad, but sometimes there is a lot more grinding than I've encountered in the almost 2 years I've had this car. Back to stop, then GRIND-BAM - it's in 1st etc.

Hope that helps
 
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