This is a question directed to all of the folks who have experienced clutch problems. As you may or may not know, two weeks ago my clutch failed on the first day of my tourist delivery. My pedal went down and didn't come back up. I was towed back to Zuffenhausen where the next day they replaced my slave cylinder and sent me on my way.

The stuck pedal hasn't repeated itself, and for the remainder of my two weeks the car definitely shifted much better than it did when I first picked it up. However, it's still very difficult to get the car into 1st gear if the car is rolling more than say 5 mph. It goes in OK when stopped, and I have no problem with Reverse. But if I'm rolling, it doesn't want to go and it requires more force than I am comfortable applying. (I do have the sport shifter, which does increase effort a bit, but it's still really heavy.)

I've read stories about a lot of folks here having a problem getting into 1st that ended up being an indicator of a loosening pressure plate, so I am worried that my clutch problems are not over. But at the same time, knowing what I know about cars, this could also be caused by a slight amount of air in the hydraulic line, which is highly probable after a slave cylinder replacement and can be easily corrected with a good bleeding.

OK, so my question is for you guys who had a hard time shifting into 1st gear. Can you describe exactly what happened to your car? Was it hard to put into 1st when you were stopped? How did Porsche correct your problem? Should I expect to be able to shift into 1st at 20 mph like every other manual shift car I've ever owned? The dual mass flywheel and triple syncro 1st say I should.

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