So I talked about this in my build theard a year ago but hoping to yield so more answers. I will try to keep the story short:
Last year January 2021, I have my TOB and clutch master (or slave?) cylinder replaced under warranty. Since they were dropping the transmission, I decided to have them put in an Exedy Hyper Single. I get the car back a couple weeks later and I was (still am) having an issue where I sometimes cannot put the car in first after starting the car. At stop lights I would have to turn the car off and put it in first then turn it on. Any other time when driving, shifting would be flawless. It is quite embarrassing in a parking lot when trying to park that I some times have to turn my car off to go in reverse or first. To this day I am still having this issue after trying all of the following:
Vacuum bled the system
Pumped the clutch pedal 100000x
changed the reservoir cap
replaced the reservoir to the clutch slave cylinder with the steeda tube.(this helped a lot but didn't completely fix)
adjusted the MGW reverse lockout (I know it wouldn't do anything but I was desperate)
bled the brakes
I did all of the above and a year later I still have issues. At the time I decided to just put up with it and since I'm still covered under powertrain to just wait until it goes all the way and have it replaced. Before the warranty work it never did this and I don't see how it would get like this after a clutch change. I went back to the dealer and they said that they couldn't reproduced the problem but I went for a test drive with the service advisor and he kept forcing into first and I told him it should be that hard to do. Now I'm thinking my shift forks are bent due to forcing into first. some times Iwhen shifting I can feel in my hand grinding or as though the transmission is still spinning. I suggested maybe the tech didn't install it back right but was told that's not possible.
What do you think is the issue?
The only stopping me from taking it back is that I know there is a long wait on transmissions but I might have to or just buy a used Transmission and have a local shop rebuild it.
Last year January 2021, I have my TOB and clutch master (or slave?) cylinder replaced under warranty. Since they were dropping the transmission, I decided to have them put in an Exedy Hyper Single. I get the car back a couple weeks later and I was (still am) having an issue where I sometimes cannot put the car in first after starting the car. At stop lights I would have to turn the car off and put it in first then turn it on. Any other time when driving, shifting would be flawless. It is quite embarrassing in a parking lot when trying to park that I some times have to turn my car off to go in reverse or first. To this day I am still having this issue after trying all of the following:
Vacuum bled the system
Pumped the clutch pedal 100000x
changed the reservoir cap
replaced the reservoir to the clutch slave cylinder with the steeda tube.(this helped a lot but didn't completely fix)
adjusted the MGW reverse lockout (I know it wouldn't do anything but I was desperate)
bled the brakes
I did all of the above and a year later I still have issues. At the time I decided to just put up with it and since I'm still covered under powertrain to just wait until it goes all the way and have it replaced. Before the warranty work it never did this and I don't see how it would get like this after a clutch change. I went back to the dealer and they said that they couldn't reproduced the problem but I went for a test drive with the service advisor and he kept forcing into first and I told him it should be that hard to do. Now I'm thinking my shift forks are bent due to forcing into first. some times Iwhen shifting I can feel in my hand grinding or as though the transmission is still spinning. I suggested maybe the tech didn't install it back right but was told that's not possible.
What do you think is the issue?
The only stopping me from taking it back is that I know there is a long wait on transmissions but I might have to or just buy a used Transmission and have a local shop rebuild it.
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