Gear shift hard to move??? mechanics help

JayZ4Prez Gold Member Username: Mj23dynasty They Love 2 Hate Me, Most Hated a... USA Post Number: 1379 Registered: Oct-07	Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 14:10 GMT Yest I notcied my gear shift is a lot harder to move then usual any clue what it might be? Transmission in trouble??? I got an 05 toyota camry
Troy Jones Gold Member Username: Tejcurrent Post Number: 1061 Registered: Apr-07	Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 17:34 GMT Have you had it a while? When that happened with my stang I replaced the whole clutch assembly. I paid a mechanic I think it was <300
Derek Horn Silver Member Username: Tycoonbob Post Number: 115 Registered: May-07	Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 17:38 GMT well, when i had my zx3...it did that a lot when it was below like 20 degrees outside...until it warms up.
JayZ4Prez Gold Member Username: Mj23dynasty They Love 2 Hate Me, Most Hated a... USA Post Number: 1385 Registered: Oct-07	Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 17:49 GMT Yea it has been cold as hell here the last couple days. I also read that if u spill coffee or soda near there the sugar hardens up after time and makes it hard to move. I had it for like 6 months it got like 60K on it I bought it used.
Banging Bucker New member Username: Bangforthebuck Post Number: 4 Registered: Jan-08	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 04:08 GMT i recently installed a short throw shifter on my 5 speed and once you take out the middle console you can see pretty much everything down there, i would do that and see if something is grinding or needs to be cleaned up, hope it helps!
Troy Jones Gold Member Username: Tejcurrent Post Number: 1080 Registered: Apr-07	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 04:14 GMT ^If you do that you should be able to tell if something is gunking it up you can take care of, or if it's a mechanical problem you should take somewhere.
Marc Gold Member Username: Van_man Boston South, MA Post Number: 3399 Registered: Mar-06	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 04:14 GMT shift cable may be rusted.
nickyp0219 Silver Member Username: Nickyp0219 Post Number: 608 Registered: Jun-06	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 04:28 GMT yea when i put in my short shifter, i lubed the area up with white lithium grease shifts smooth as butter, except for 2nd and 3rd gear lol and 1st, but thats not my fault...previous owner did a number on her do what banger and jones said and maybe put some lithium grease on the joints see if that helps
JAYM3S Gold Member Username: Crayola0 2008 Nissan Versa!!, Wisconsin Post Number: 2285 Registered: Jun-06	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 04:29 GMT id prolly say its the cold cuase when i start my car in the morning the clutch is hard to push in as well until it warms up
J Noel Silver Member Username: Jnoel AIM= j69noel, KY Post Number: 990 Registered: May-07	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 15:53 GMT if it's a manual your clutch fluid may be low.....but i dont think camry's come in sticks
nickyp0219 Silver Member Username: Nickyp0219 Post Number: 614 Registered: Jun-06	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 16:08 GMT that they do my friend...personally driven in one
Andrew Capps Gold Member Username: Shortysetnies Rock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 2026 Registered: Mar-06	Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 18:12 GMT I doubt he would make that up noel. lol I have a 5spd and I dont have any problems when its cold here... But then again, cold here is only 35 degrees.

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