Cant Shift Gears Smoothly On 2007 Rav-4 Petrol

[miks]

hi, just bought new rav-4 and i love it. its just that i cant shift gears nicely.

when im releasing clutch it feels like there is no constant resistance in pedal. feels kinda its stuck at first moment. as a result i cant shift smoothly. is it me or the car??? i have been driving a lot of MT cars before and its first time i have such a problem.

[anchorman]

hi, just bought new rav-4 and i love it. its just that i cant shift gears nicely.

when im releasing clutch it feels like there is no constant resistance in pedal. feels kinda its stuck at first moment. as a result i cant shift smoothly. is it me or the car??? i have been driving a lot of MT cars before and its first time i have such a problem.

I think you'll get used to it and the feel of the clutch will change. The spring in the clutch is like an inverted washer (called a diaphragm) and it has the feel you describe. As the car is big it has to have a strong clutch so the "feel" is greater. A lot of people find them fierce at first.

I think you will find it eases off as the friction reduces in all the new parts.

Enjoy your new car and welcome to the club.

Regards

[chatman]

hi, just bought new rav-4 and i love it. its just that i cant shift gears nicely.

when im releasing clutch it feels like there is no constant resistance in pedal. feels kinda its stuck at first moment. as a result i cant shift smoothly. is it me or the car??? i have been driving a lot of MT cars before and its first time i have such a problem.

Miks,

These RAV's are always a bit stiff in the mornings (rather like some of us ) but once warmed up they get better... As Anchorman has said the clutches are a bit stronger than normal compensating for the heavy car...

Takes some getting used too but once you have, should be fine...Still stall the wifes car whenever I drive that after being in the RAV

Welcome to the club......

[Steve@Aberdeen]

hi, just bought new rav-4 and i love it. its just that i cant shift gears nicely.

when im releasing clutch it feels like there is no constant resistance in pedal. feels kinda its stuck at first moment. as a result i cant shift smoothly. is it me or the car??? i have been driving a lot of MT cars before and its first time i have such a problem.

And I'll echo anchorman and chatman's comments. The clutch is fierce but you'll get used to it - most of the time (I still stall my Rav4 occasionally - and that's after 18,000 miles). Better a solid engagement than slipping...

... and welcome to TOC!

[miks]

thanks for the replays pals. seems like all i need is a little more practice.

nice forum btw