Smout92

Turned out to be the bearing on the end of the input shaft. Bought a shim kit for £20 and it has fixed the problem. Gears feel better than ever.

Hi Gareth. A garage fitted the clutch as they assured me this was the reason that I was having problems. Although when they took it apart, it was apparent that a clutch replacement was necessary, but unfortunately did not solve the issue, if anything it has made it worse. The car has just covered 158000 miles. The garage also told me that if the master cylinder was the cause, then my brakes would have issues also. But I have referred to my Haynes manual and it says that the brakes and clutch have separate cylinders. Think I will replace the master cylinder anyway as that will be the cheapest option to start with. Thanks

Thanks for the information. Will try that next and hope for the best then! I'm guessing if that doesn't fix the problem I will be looking at gearbox issues.

Thank you for the reply Gareth. Is it possible there could be a problem with the master cylinder even if there are no signs of leaking? I wouldn't have thought it was the slave as this problem was there before the clutch replacement, and that included a new slave cylinder. Thanks

Hi there, hoping someone can give me a decent answer as I'm almost out of options. Car was struggling to get into 1st and reverse gear for a while. Changed transmission oil, replaced clutch with new clutch kit and have had the system bled 3 times (just to be sure). No not only does it struggle to get into gear, it also gets stuck in those gears. And the clutch begins to bite before I've lifted the pedal. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks