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2000 Chevy S-10 Difficult shifting into first gear

Tiny
MCGRUFF44
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  • 2000 CHEVROLET S-10
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 147,000 MILES
My 2001 S10 has become more and more difficult to shift into first gear. When I try, it doesn't grind or make any noise, I have to play with it to get it to go into gear but it eventually does. All the other gears work fine. I am not sure if it is something inside the transmission or maybe just a shift column bushing. Any advice to fix would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Vern
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 AT 11:20 AM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
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Check the fluid level in clutch master cylinder and bleed slave to make sure you have no air in system.

You may just have a problem with the clutch hydraulics (hopefully).

Another possibility is the shifter cables (shift and select cables). They may be loose or a bracket is bent. If hydraulics are OK then remove console and inspect shifter mechanisim.

This is a good starting point.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 AT 2:28 PM
Tiny
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Hi
How does it shift engine off? Original clutch? Any slipping in high gear?
Let me know
Thanks for donate
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 AT 2:29 PM

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