Throughout the summer, with new seat and shifter bushing, my H55F's shifter was nice and tight and shifted buttery smooth. Over the last month, I've started to notice more play in the shifter when in gear, along with some dodgy shifting into 2nd and 3rd. I pulled the shifter today and looked at the shift lever housing, and there's just shy of 1/4" of left-right play in the assembly. I recorded it and attached the video. Thoughts?
As far as the shifting, it isn't as bad once it's good and warm (which I've noticed takes a LONG time with a manual!), but still noticeable. Best way to describe it with as little familiarity I have with the H55F is it feels like the synchros aren't quite doing their job of helping the gear teeth mesh immediately. There's no grinding at all, but just an initial *clunk* before getting into gear. I wouldn't be concerned except like I said, for several months there was nothing but nice smooth shifting hot and cold. Out of curiosity I double clutched a few times today while driving and the shifting was smooth as silk again when I did that. Honestly I should get into the habit of doing that so my clutch will last longer, but I'd rather have it all working the way it's supposed to lol. Tomorrow I'll be double checking the clutch adjustment (which I suspect is fine since downshifting has no issues, nor does upshifting into 4th and 5th gears) and swapping out the rubber hose with a stainless steel I got from Specter. Think this is a good starting point, or is there anything else I should keep in mind or be sure to check as well?
As far as the shifting, it isn't as bad once it's good and warm (which I've noticed takes a LONG time with a manual!), but still noticeable. Best way to describe it with as little familiarity I have with the H55F is it feels like the synchros aren't quite doing their job of helping the gear teeth mesh immediately. There's no grinding at all, but just an initial *clunk* before getting into gear. I wouldn't be concerned except like I said, for several months there was nothing but nice smooth shifting hot and cold. Out of curiosity I double clutched a few times today while driving and the shifting was smooth as silk again when I did that. Honestly I should get into the habit of doing that so my clutch will last longer, but I'd rather have it all working the way it's supposed to lol. Tomorrow I'll be double checking the clutch adjustment (which I suspect is fine since downshifting has no issues, nor does upshifting into 4th and 5th gears) and swapping out the rubber hose with a stainless steel I got from Specter. Think this is a good starting point, or is there anything else I should keep in mind or be sure to check as well?
