hard shifting on a 5speed manual

[michaeldrum7]

whats up everyone. I have a 2004 Ford Ranger Edge 3.0 V6 with a 5 speed manual. It is my first vehicle and i've had it a year and a couple of months. I noticed that it had a new clutch put into it recently before i bought it. A month or two after I got it, I found that it was getting hard to shift and it progressively got worse. The problem is that when I shift into first and third I have to push in half way and then push it even hard to get into the gear. Almost like I have to double shift into the gear. I have noticed that the teeth grab a little bit going into third. I have had the clutch master cylinder replaced and the transmission fluid changed this week (that did nothing to help). I don't know what to do now.

 

[gw33gp]

You might want to try replacing the lube in the transmission. It could have the wrong lube (should be ATF) or is could be degraded. I have to change trans lube about every 60,000 miles to get smooth shifting.

Otherwise, it may have worn syncros.

 

[michaeldrum7]

Alright Ill try to change the lube and see where it gets me.