This one seems kinda weird to me, but I don't know the T5 well enough to say for sure it's the synchros. This issue just started in the past week or so. When shifting from 2nd to 3rd, sometimes it feels like the gears aren't matched and it feels like a tooth or two on the gears catch before the shifter clicks into gear. Kinda like a "thump" "thump" in the shifter handle when it happens. There are no shudders or any other feelings in the car; this is all felt through the shifter handle. The problem is, it's not consistent; it only happens sometimes. I have yet to be able to reproduce it reliably. I can shift fast or slow, RPM's high or low, rev match or not, and most of the time the shift feels normal.
There are no problems shifting up or down into any other gears. I can skip 2nd (1st to 3rd) without problems. I can shift from 4th to 3rd without a problem. Just 2nd to 3rd.
The clutch starts to engage about 1/3 of the way from the floor from neutral, so I'm guessing that's about where it will catch in all gears. I still have the stock clutch cable and quadrant; they came with the car when I bought it 8 months ago.
Questions: Is this a synchros problem? Or possibly a stretched clutch cable and/or a quadrant flexing issue? I'm not sure where to start.
There are no problems shifting up or down into any other gears. I can skip 2nd (1st to 3rd) without problems. I can shift from 4th to 3rd without a problem. Just 2nd to 3rd.
The clutch starts to engage about 1/3 of the way from the floor from neutral, so I'm guessing that's about where it will catch in all gears. I still have the stock clutch cable and quadrant; they came with the car when I bought it 8 months ago.
Questions: Is this a synchros problem? Or possibly a stretched clutch cable and/or a quadrant flexing issue? I'm not sure where to start.