2013 Ford Focus 1.6 Diesel, manual - when I press the clutch pedal and put it into first gear (it's doing the same thing in all gears), it's not that smooth. However, if I put it into neutral and put it in the gear again (without releasing the clutch pedal!), it will be buttery smooth. So basically everytime I press the clutch pedal, the first try to put the car in any gear will not be as smooth. Why is that?
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1If you don't release the clutch pedal, the engine does not rotate the gears. Perhaps the synchromesh is worn.– Weather VaneCommented Nov 7, 2020 at 18:08
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Sounds like bad synchros to me. I second weather vane here. Essentially, the act of releasing the clutch in neutral and re-depressing it as you go into gear is double clutching - a method of shifting used in manuals without - or bad - synchros.– TechlordCommented Nov 7, 2020 at 21:21
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If this applies to every gear, I would guess something in the gear selection linkage is worn.
If it applies to some gears but not others, more likely something in the gear selection linkage needs adjusting.
Once you have selected a gear, putting the stick back into neutral is not misaligning whatever made it hard to select the gear the first time.
Try deselecting a gear, then waggle the stick from side to side in neutral and reselect the same gear. If that makes it less smooth, it tends to confirm the "worn linkage" theory.
Either way, it shouldn't be hard to fix it. You don't need to pull the gearbox (or something equally expensive to do) just to adjust the linkage or replace a worn part.
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Old Subaru automatic had a stretched old cable which caused problems, cable replacement fixed it. They said they couldn't simply adjust it because it had stretched beyond the adjuster's range.– Ant ManCommented Jul 20 at 14:54