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EA81 really hard to put into gear


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the engine stay rod bracket that fits between engine and firewall - on EA81's they can come adrift from the firewall causing this problem. Check to see it is still soild. Can be welded back in place. Pedal boxes also get a bit weak and flex losing pedal advantage

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Or could be your clutch cable has stretched to the point it is getting ready to break. Every time I have had to make a significant adjustment on my clutch cable it broke not long after, twice that is. The end of the cable is on a fork on top the transmission. Has two nuts on it, lock and adjustment. Loosen the lock nut and try adjusting at a half turn in at a time until you can shift into gear without any trouble. Then lock it back with the double nut.

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