m1rkz Member 114 Member For: 12y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 31/10/13 11:53 AM Share Posted 31/10/13 11:53 AM (edited) Hi everyone,I did a quick search and couldn't quickly see anything about this, so I apologise if it's previously been done to death.I bought a 6sp manual xr6 turbo ute a month or so ago with only 38,000kms, since I've had it I've thought often that the gearbox feels clunky. Even to the point that on some gear changes I can feel/hear a bit of a clunky, this is both driving softly and hard. I drive the ute daily to and from work.I've always driven manual cars, but I'm just not sure if there's something up, or if I still need more time to adjust to the clutch & box. I feel like I'm riding the clutch too much to try and get it smoother half the time, other times it feels fine and shifts around nicely, then other times it's clunking about. Seems to be easier to notice when the car is cold, but it's still there when it's warmed up.Do I need to spend some more time in the drivers seat to adjust to it and stop being a sh*t driver or is there potentially an issue that needs to be looked at.Edit: Is it also possible to adjust the bite point of the clutch without having to swap one out? Edited 31/10/13 11:54 AM by m1rkz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehlbie Donating Members 142 Member For: 15y 11m 11d Posted 31/10/13 12:37 PM Share Posted 31/10/13 12:37 PM Clutch pedal is not adjustable. Might want to check your gearbox fluid level. Also fluid type, as these gearboxes are sensitive to the ATF fluid used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 4m 18d Gender: Male Posted 31/10/13 07:09 PM Share Posted 31/10/13 07:09 PM Normal with these.... Mine is like a truck gearbox when cold.. 1st 2nd are crunch the worst.. Some are LOUD AS FARK.. Forum member Paulie 2256 has a cummins truck gearbox in his its that loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 3m 18d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 01/11/13 03:56 AM Share Posted 01/11/13 03:56 AM hahaha they are clunky because they can handle a lot of power. You will learn to drive around it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1rkz Member 114 Member For: 12y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/11/13 09:02 AM Author Share Posted 01/11/13 09:02 AM That's cool. I'm glad I'm not really doing anything wrong for the most part then.Never had a car that's felt like it before, even the old R33 Skyline felt a sh*t tonne smoother to change (but given it's probably putting out less power from factory probably?).At least I can now put the constant thoughts aside of 'f*ck, what did I do wrong then' or 'Is the gearbox about to fall out of the car?'I'll probably make sure the fluid levels are okay etc as suggested, and then continue having fun :DThanks for the feedback guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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