Hey guys,

My 2012 Fit's got about 53k miles now, manual transmission and I have a question about the shifting once again.

Anyway so I've been paying very close attention to my shifting recently (probably paying too much attention as I tend to be kind of ocd about cars), and I've noticed that 2nd to 3rd gear sometimes seems a bit more 'mechanical' feeling than other shifts. Don't know how else to put it.

I already had the transmission fluid changed, still seems to be about the same - maybe a little bit better, I don't know. I guess I've always felt the car has a very mechanical-feeling shifter in general, but it seems like that's the gear change I always notice. Maybe it's just the nature of the car? ...or should I be worried? I haven't driven any other Fits so I don't have any basis to compare. Which is why I'm here asking you guys!

Thanks,
Ben

 

I don't think so, but I can't say for sure. I'll try to pay attention to it on the way home tonight.

 

Your transmission gears are in clusters, IE pairs share some parts.
1-2 is the primary cluster, 3-4 is the secondary cluster and 5 is either paired with reverse or on its own. (90% of manual transmissions are set up this way. )
So your moving a different set of parts on the 1-2 shift than the 2-3 shift, its very possible you can feel the difference. Its not like you'd pull it apart yet unless its actually a function issue. Many transmissions have a tighter or looser cluster set for 1 pair, normal tolerances would cause it.

 

That makes sense. It feels mechanical, but not in a bad way.

 

Yea that makes sense.

I thought it might also have to do with the way I shift. I tend to just 'go diagonal' when going when going from 2nd to 3rd, but I read somewhere else that that's bad form and you're supposed to kind of do it more like a 2 step process when going from 2nd to 3rd. Maybe I've just been driving stick shifts like an idiot all these years...

 

all you have to do is drive a Yuke for a week, you'll be a master for life..

 

Do it as a two step process all at once. As your arm is driving it forward diagonally, use your wrist to move it to the right. If you can use two pedals at the same time, adding a flick of the wrist shouldn't be that hard.