360 Impossible to shift when warm (Manual Transmission)

I think there are threads on this, something to do with the gear lever bushing i think. Better parts are available from hill engineering or superperformance. Others on here know more than i do

 

http://aldousvoice.com/2012/09/29/ferrari-360-f430-gear-lever-bushing/

This shows your problem

 

Obviously the bushing is a possible cause. There may be air in the line, a failing throwout bearing, an adjustment is needed, etc. You will have to dig into it to find the root cause.

 

Good call to check the fluids. I am not an expert but I think I read that overfilling can/will impact shifting. Good luck.

 

Check your bushing.

 

Any dealers local to you ?

 

if it's not your bushing, bleed the line to the throw out bearing at the clutch block, you might have air in the line that's causing the TOB to not push on the pressure plate fully, thus having a hard time releasing the clutch and changing gears.

i had a similar problem at high rpm where the pedal was soft and the gear wouldn't disengage. I bled the line at the clutch block and problem fixed

 

Didn't the 360 have an issue with leakage at the divider block? I think I remember that from other threads. I think HE makes a different block. IF it is leaking you could have air in the system that way as well.

 

The original piece is plastic and in reality under engineered, the HE part is aluminum and far superior. If you attempt to inspect or replace yourself, maybe this video will help.

 

My plastic bushing was visibly worn thin.
Some people find them cracked.

My difficult shifting went away w the bushing. And I need to let car fully warm up for the sweet shifting.

It’s a little fiddle to do yourself, but I managed w simple tools.

 

We need to make sure we differentiate between "hard to shift" and "hard to get into gear". I went through the whole bushing thing, but I too have a harder time pushing the shift lever around when my car is up to temp than I do when the car is cold. Will check for air in the lines. Thanks

 

That and the OP says he has the HE bushing already.

 

Checkout my thread on adjusting cables - no cost apart from time. In summary try each cable adjuster (behind the gear lever) one way and then the other. Continue with the way it makes progress until there is no more improvement.