Grinding shifts, heavy shifting and Clutch issues

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Targaryen420

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Jun 26, 2016

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Hello, im back again to see if any of you Wonderful P5 owners out there can help me out with this issue.

My Gearbox is acting tacky. I will have to pump the clutch to put my car into first gear, normally after long drives (25 miles or more) or hot humid days. then it would hear a bunch of noise coming from my gearbox.
I would also have to shift from second to first, after pumping my clutch. A mechanic at a Midus noted my breakline leak and fixed it for me for nothing.I have topped off my Resourvoir with Dot 3 and nothing seems to fix it.
During this time, i would need to bearly lift the clutch and apply gas or it to really catch and go. Does this mean my clutch is going?


Any solutions?
How much would it be to fix this?

 

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NaturalFlavored

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Mazda P5

• Jun 27, 2016

• #2

Not necessarily the clutch, it could just be the throw out bearing. I had mine go out on my honda and it didn't want to get into gear, and it would catch immediately after putting into first and trying to go.
You would need to take the transmission off regardless so a new clutch wouldn't hurt either, might as well since your already there.
Also check your shift linkage and stabilizer, might be loose worn out bushings and it's having trouble getting into gear. That's what happened to me, but I continued to drive mine and the stabilizer bar broke. Put a new one in and no issues.

 

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Jackie chan

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Pro5

• Jun 27, 2016

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If all you did was top up the reservoir after tgw leak, I'd recommend bleeding the clutch slave cylinder. And change your Trans fluid if you haven't already. Check the motor mounts too.

 

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Targaryen420

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Jun 27, 2016

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Motor mounts are bad i know that for a fact. and i guess i could change the trans fluid...

edit. how much would a new clutch and labor run me? how much has it for you?

 

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NaturalFlavored

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Mazda P5

• Jun 27, 2016

• #5

I do all my own work. Takes me about a day and sometimes depending on things go it'll run into the next day. But depending on what you want you can buy one off of Amazon for $120.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)

 

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Targaryen420

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Jun 27, 2016

• #6

You know what, last time i bleed my brake fluid, my shifting felt flawless. I will have to work on it some time soon.

 

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Jackie chan

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Pro5

• Jun 27, 2016

• #7

Bleed the clutch if you haven't already. It takes 1-2 minutes at most.

 

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pcb

The Diagram Dude

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2002 MP5

• Jun 28, 2016

• #8

I remember a couple of other guys had the same problem... Only had to double clutch when it was hot.

It turned out to be the clutch and/ or the slave cylinders.

Apparently the aftermarket cylinders are crap and don't last. OEM is best.

(Start with bleeding the clutch as mentioned... It made a huge difference for me too...)

 

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pb4ugotobed

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protege5

• Jun 28, 2016

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If you KNOW you have bad motor mounts, replace those first. Especially the upper one on the pass side... The engine literally being 1/4" off can completely throw off the shift linkages and cause grinding, hard shifts, etc. The heat/humidity may just be a coincidence, maybe not. But i would recommend starting with what you know for fact to be bad before potentially chasing your tail trying to track down problems that may not even be a problem.

 

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MartyBalls

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03 Protege5

• Jul 5, 2016

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I used to have the same problem, all the same symptoms. I tried new motor mounts (all of them), new master and slave cylinders, Flushed the fluid twice, poly shifter bushings, exhaust wrap on the section under the shifter, bought a new clutch (but never got around to installing it, it never slipped). Nothing worked, had the issue for 9 years. Finally fixed it by getting rid of the car! lol