Change Gear Box Oil

[charles]

I want to change the gearoil of the manual gearbox.

my car has done 100kmiles and changing gear is stiff in first gear.

has anyone done this ?

[ridway]

Charles

 

Mine has a similar mileage but no problems with a stiff gear change. The linkage from the gear change to the box is all done with a series of bowden cables, it might be worth checking their condition it could be lack of lub or cleanliness on their part causing your problem. A stiff gear change could be due to the wrong oil in the box especially from a cold start. If the problem exists all the time and it has oil in the box I would take a close look at the cables first.

 

Good luck

Rich

[charles]

Is oil change not a normal maintenance procedure? - how about small metal parts (chipping) /aging of the oil.