Hard gear shift to 3rd gear

[Hilux LN111R]

Hi, l have a manual 2.8l 4x4 1994 Hilux which seems hard to go from 2nd into 3rd gear. It’s easier if l double clutch it. Could it be the bush under the gear shift?

[Tony Prodigy]

If there is some mechanical wear in the shifting mechanism, it can contribute to less than impressive gear changes, but I would look at bleeding the clutch fluid first. The slave cylinder may not be working to it's best ability. Give the hydraulic fluid a flush and see if this improves gear changes.

[Hilux LN111R]

Thanks Tony, l will try it

[Tony from West Oz]

Did that fix it?

I have issues with 4-3 changes, 2-3 is good, 3-4 is good, but 4-3 I need to depress clutch, shift 4-2-3 and release clutch to get it to go from 4-3. Sitting at the lights with clutch depressed, I can shift 2-3 , 3-4, 4-3, 3-4, 4-3 without any difficulty, but when rolling I cannot go 4-3 direct unless I provide a LOT of force and then it only goes in about 30% of the time!
The clutch works well and engages smoothly from standing starts and no obvious issues while driving, apart from the 4-3 gear change issue.

I have been driving manual and automatic cars and trucks for over 52 years and this is the first manual vehicle that I have had with shifting issues like this.

Is there a solution?
What should I check first?

Edited November 1, 2023 by Tony from West Oz
spelling and error correction

[Tony from West Oz]

I have experimented with double clutch shifting 4>3 and it improves the shifts markedly.

I will double clutch 4>3 from now on.

 

[CONROD]

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