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bad front motor mount cause shifting issues?

ade

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could a bad front motor mount cause rough gear engagement?
 

EHmotorsports

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If you have a bad motor mount replace it. does it have a hard time going into gear at idle? if so i would look closer at the condition of your clutch hydraulic system.
 

Barnes

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My intial reaction is no. However more people should comment on this.
 

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The mount won't effect shifting. The clutch line and shift cables will flex and move with the trans. Now if you had cables getting pinched with a LOT of engine movement, possibly then it might cause an issue. I highly doubt that is the issue though.
 

ade

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it has trouble going into first and third. second and forth are fine sometimes reverse will be 4th and i have not been into fifth yet i throw it in 1st and let off the clutch, start to pull of and it pops out of gear, but when i hold it in gear it stays in 1st. The car did have a sloppy clutch pedal and i could not get into gear while running. i threw in brass bushings and welded it fixed, problem solved. i also remove my shifter assembly to shorten the lever a lil while back way before the car ran. could the shifter assembly base be off and cause this issue?
 

prove_it

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Yes, sounds like you need to adjust the cables first. Try that and see how it feels.
 

ade

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i wont get to find out till tue when my tbelt auto tensioner arrives. in the meantime you could try adjusting the cables.
 

Diego

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Make sure your cable retainer on the trans is tight....
 
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