Engine Oil and Lubrication

Car hard to shift gears

25-01-2023
Car hard to shift gears

My car has difficulty shifting gears, what can I do? Nothing is more annoying than driving a car that has difficulty shifting gears. If you experience problems with heavy shifting of the gearbox, it is wise not to drive for too long. The chance of a lot of damage then increases. Do you want to be able to drive smoothly again with a manual gearbox?

Gearbox additive

Difficult shifting with a gearbox can be remedied with an oil additive that can be added to the oil in the gearbox. Why does a car have difficulty shifting gears, what are the most common situations and how can this be remedied? We are happy to explain it to you!

The following situations most often occur with a manual transmission:

  • Car has difficulty shifting to 1
  • Car has difficulty shifting into reverse
  • Car shifts hard when the engine is warm
  • Car shifts difficult when the engine is cold
  • The car shifts heavily in every situation

Solution Car shifts difficult

With the Lindemann gearbox additive you can prevent your car from having difficulty shifting gears. This gearbox additive make your gearbox shift smoother again. This oil additive not only makes the shifting of a gearbox, differential or swingarm smoother, but also reduces noise. If you have an automatic transmission and your automatic transmission does not shift smoothly, Lindemann has the solution for this developed an additive for the automatic transmission.

Do you want to buy a gearbox additive? Experience the benefits of this additive yourself by clicking on the “Order Direct” button. You will be directly referred to our webshop and the product will already be in your shopping cart.

We hope that this has provided an answer to your question!

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