Reasons for Difficult Gear Shifting in Manual Transmission

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Manual transmission gear shifting difficulties may arise due to the following reasons: 1. Operational Factors Incorrect driver operation, such as speed and gear mismatch, can lead to difficult gear shifting. Drivers need to gain experience and improve their skills to resolve this issue. 2. Clutch Factors There are primarily four clutch-related issues that can cause difficult gear shifting: 1. Rust on the transmission input shaft. This prevents the clutch driven plate from moving normally and returning properly, making it difficult for the gear to engage along the normal path. 2. Clutch malfunction. Insufficient clutch disengagement travel results in incomplete clutch separation, making gear engagement impossible. In such cases, the disengagement travel needs to be adjusted at a repair shop. 3. Excessive clutch gear lock force makes gear shifting difficult. This requires adjustment of the clutch cable and gear lock at a repair shop. 4. Deformation of the clutch pressure plate assembly's drive plate due to certain reasons causes poor separation, leading to difficult gear shifting. In this case, the pressure plate needs to be replaced with a high-quality one that matches the original vehicle specifications.