Manual Transmission - Issues shifting into 1st & Reverse (Compilation thread)

[gek]

Mine does perfectly smooth shifting once in blue moon too, its part of the problem, make it make sense. Your case, if some critical thinking applied, support that most of the suggestion stated in the history of this thread are complete braindead nonsense.

Most of this thread is speculation and a community trying to come up with ideas when one thing or another fails to fix the issue. Desperation will sometimes lead to a hail mary attempt, or in this case several.

I, for one, would rather those attempts be documented in the off chance that they work or lead someone to an idea or a solution.

As of now there is no end all be all solution, what intermittently works for some has not worked for others. What others experience is also not always the same as others. There are many symptoms and it is possible there isn't one single solution that works for all of them.

We understand your frustration, many of us have been there and back and then been again, only to get so frustrated that we traded our beloved Jeeps for autos or something else entirely.

We all want a solution as much as you do. However, your complaining about this thread and past attempts without offering any suggestions or solutions of your own is only adding to the "braindead nonsense".

If you come up with an idea of or make an attempt at a possible solution please share and/or let us know the results.

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[_olllllllo_]

I agree that 4.88s/35s is the optimal combo with the 6MT, but not because the OEM considers it optimal. Remember, this is the same OEM that put this garbage clutch in the first place and stills offer 3.45s as the base gearing for the 6MT.

5.13s on 37s would be about equivalent to 4.88s on 35s. The simple math is, the % increase in tire diameter should be equal to the % increase in the numerical gear ratio to give the same performance.

IMO, there are 3 gear ratios for a given tire size that are considered "reasonable." You have the optimal gear ratio, one step numerically lower for economy, and one step numerically higher for performance. Anything outside of those 3 I would consider extreme.

IMO, 5.13s would be the optimal ratio for 37s, 4.88s would be the economy, and 5.38s would be the performance. Normally, I like to go for the economy ratio for a DD, but considering the high 6th gear, wide spacing between the lower gears, and lightweight flywheel, I wouldn't settle for the economy gears on the JL. For me, I plan to go with the optimal ratio.

I went with 5.13s even though I was on 35s because I knew I was going to end up on 37s. Just didn't expect to get 77,000 miles out of my 35 KO2s.