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The car is 6 years old :) the gears have only ground once when in reverse which was probably my fault but in terms of the clutch it does feel stiff at the bottom. When engaging reverse sometimes I have to declutch several times so going on your advice it does sound like this could be the case...

Thanks for the reply :) reverse is extremely stiff to engage, I have to force it in. When I put it into gear with the clutch pushed in the revs suddenly drop, it doesn't stall or move forward but the revs drop about 100 give or take. If the clutch isn't fully disengaging is it or will it...

Thanks for the quick reply :) it feels fine when the engine is off. upshift 1st - 2nd = fine 2nd - 3rd = as stated 3rd - 4th = great 4th - 5th = stiff to engage but feels smooth. downshift 5th - 4th = great 4th -3rd = great 3rd to 2nd = great 2nd to 1st = speed permitting...

Hi everyone, I bought a used Mazda2 1.3 with 43k miles on it a month ago (now 44.5k) which has recently developed a problem. When I try to upshift into 3rd gear it feels like its hitting something and trying to find a gap to shift into gear, eventually it will go in. There is no slippage or...