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Mar 13, 2012 | 08:13 PM

necrobird

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really hard to shift

i was driving the gta around town and all of the sudden when i came to a stop u tried to put the shifter in gear but it was very hard to do so i had to use considerable force to get it in gear i tried putting into the other gears to see if it would loosen up but they were all hard whats myght be the issue

its a 1988 gta with wc t5 thanks folks

Mar 18, 2012 | 02:28 AM

HawkZ28

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From: Lincoln, NE

Car: 86 Z28

Engine: Built 312

Transmission: T5

Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3.42

Re: really hard to shift

Did it jump when you jammed it into gear? if so, could be hydro's gradually heading south.

Mar 18, 2012 | 02:42 AM

InfernalVortex

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From: Macon, GA

Car: 1992 Camaro RS

Engine: Vortec headed 355, xe262

Transmission: T56

Axle/Gears: 9-bolt 3.70

Re: really hard to shift

Yeah I would definitely blame the hydraulics.

Mar 30, 2012 | 08:35 AM

Dakota W.

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From: Aloha, Oregon

Car: 1991 Christine Z28

Engine: RV Cam and Intake 350 SBC

Transmission: 5speed

Axle/Gears: 3.08 ls Posi

Re: really hard to shift

I'm assuming it's a manual, it is most likely your synchros going bad, my car has this issue but a t56 would be cheaper than fixing my t5 so I'm not going to bother with it.