Manual shifting question

[CamaroJoe96]

Hello and good morning fellow c5 members, quick question for you!
It seems like when shifting, regardless of which gear I go into, the throw seems kinda clunky, as in you feel like you're going through something, and some times it actually makes a little sound! It's not an annoyance or anything, but my brother has a cruze eco with the 6 speed, and the throw is as smooth as butter! Just wondering if any of you guys experience what I'm talking about! Thanks!

[Jordo1177]

I have a 2012 1LS and it does the same thing. I've just gotten used to it over the last year.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by CamaroJoe96

Hello and good morning fellow c5 members, quick question for you!
It seems like when shifting, regardless of which gear I go into, the throw seems kinda clunky, as in you feel like you're going through something, and some times it actually makes a little sound! It's not an annoyance or anything, but my brother has a cruze eco with the 6 speed, and the throw is as smooth as butter! Just wondering if any of you guys experience what I'm talking about! Thanks!

Have you changed your clutch fluid recently?

[CamaroJoe96]

Originally Posted by The Stig

Have you changed your clutch fluid recently?

the cars only 3 months old, 8k miles and its been that way since day one! Thanks for the reply!

[SlingShot]

It's notchy by design, so it doesn't pop out of gear under heavy acceleration.

[SSpartan117]

[QUOTE=Comrando;6486733]More power + heavier vehicle = stronger transmission.

You don't want butter, you need grease.

[DFWZ28]

mine is a little clunky as well. thinking about an aftermarket shifter, but its starting to feel more normal... when its in gear, its engaged type of feel.

[heRS]

Are you pushing in the clutch?

[ackeight]

Ya it's not the smoothest shifting around. I drove an rsx once that was very smooth. Putting in Mobil1 synthetic ATF into the trans helped out a lot.