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Manual Transmission Shifting Troubles.

[Inquiry:] My Volvo 745T has gradually been developing a shifting problem over the years and it has recently become a lot worse. I have the manual transmission and I find that I have trouble putting it into first gear and to a lesser degree second gear. These problems occur about every 4 out of 5 times I shift into those gears. They either go into those gears smoothly on the first try or completely refuse to go in(requiring a 3-2-1 shift maneuver). The other gears work fine and the car is generally in good mechanical shape. It has been suggested that this problem may be caused by shift cables or possibly the synchronizers on those gears.

Clutch Adjustments.

[Response 1: Jerry Andersch] I'd start by making sure the clutch cable is properly adjusted. There should be about 1/8" slack in it before it begins to pull the release arm. Adjustment is made under the car at the end of the clutch cable. Threading it in or out will produce the right amount of slack. If the cable is out of adjustment it may not fully disengage the clutch and as a result getting it in to first gear from a dead stop and shifting to other gears, may be difficult. Of course there could be other problems but I'd begin here with the easiest and virtually cost free potential solution. Hope this is the answer.

[Response: Rollie] I had similar problem after I replaced the clutch but it turned out to be an adjustment that I'd made on the shift linkage.