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Originally Posted by JDL30
...It's a struggle to get it into gear when it's cold and it's never smooth shifting between gears no matter what the temperature is or how long I've been driving. It's mostly in the lower gears, but somewhat in 5 & 6 as well.
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Your issues at both ends of shifter articulation range (low gears and then 5/6) point to something more mechanically related to shifter, linkage or cables; not necessarily anything w/in transmission.
Start w/ easiest first...
First, pull up your shifter boot and look for any foreign objects impeding the levers or cables. Coins are notorious for slipping out of ashtray and getting wedged in the console.
Then, ensure your shifter is correctly aligned. If PO put in a short shift or even a 9x7 shifter, they easily might have bumped the connectors a couple threads at shifter housing. You can check the alignment as the second step (w/ the green Porsche tool). Adjusting will require removal of the rear center console (as would retrieval of most foreign objects stuck in there unless your a practicing OB/GYN - LOL).
If both above are good, I would then be checking the cables for proper seating at the transmission, in the clips, and alignment guides.
From there, check the motor and transmission mount.
Good luck
