This is my first manual, so bear with me if this is supposed to be an obvious issue/fix...

Past few months, my shifter has been pretty rough going into each gear. It's like there's a lot of friction going from neutral to each gear, especially 1st and 2nd.. others are a BIT smoother, but still rough..

I drove a friend's G that just had a new clutch and flywheel put in, and it was hella smooth.

I did put in a short shifter (rogue eng.) when I got the car, and there were small rough points, but not that noticeable.

I would put my old shifter back on, but the ssk caused the arm under the car (that the bolt goes through) to tighten and now I have to find some way to expand that brace so the original will fit in.. it squeezed it like 2mm too much

I dont hear any grinding or anything while driving or shifting.. even if i were to keep the car off and shift between gears, it feels rough/rugged...

new clutch/flywheel? just a ssk problem? something else?

 

What is your mileage? Replace fluids?

 

My car is a lot harder to get in gear with the short shifter on it. As long as you are not grinding I think it's normal.

 

28k miles, no fluid changes as of 15k when i bought it

it was a bit rough when i first put in the ssk, but its recently been getting worse and worse... slowly though