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Gears are becoming difficult to engage - why?

When my car has warmed up some gears become difficult to engage. The clutch is still fine but makes a squeaking noise on operation. Any ideas?

Asked on 5 September 2016 by jim

Answered by Honest John
Might be the dual mass flywheel starting to fail.
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