Q: Hard to shift into gear
So it is hard to shift almost to any gear. When my car is turned on for the first time of the day shifting isnt so bad (but not smooth) after a while driving I have to use more strength in order for it to shift properly. Sometimes is really hard to go into first gear and second.I also want to note that when put in first or any gear it does roll out properly. It just give me a hard to shifting into a gear. It rarely lets me shift smoothly. The gears arent grinding at all and the clutch just feels alot more "hard" to push. I just change my transmission fluid .
My car has 130000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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