3rd GEAR HELP

okay i searched so if im repeating a question already answered please just direct me. I drive a 2001 Z24 Cavy and recently i had the clutch replaced and for some reason about 2-3days after 3rd gear started acting weird...like sometimes it grinds when i shift to 3rd whether its downshifting or not...the part thats also weird is when i shift between gears 1st 2nd etc u know how u can feel it goin into the gear just a little resistance nothing much well on 3rd there isnt it almost like when i move it that its still in Neutral but it only grinds every now and then .....whats the deal??

I had the same problem, but found nothing. Then, I let my uncle drive it, and he said it seemed fine. I told him "drive it like you stole it" so he dumped the clutch, and we got stuck in 3rd gear after a second of driving. Turns out the shift cable freyed out on one end. Takes two people to check this (one in the car, one in the hood) but it could be your problem. The cable comes fabbed with 2 cables with rubber locking them together.

I could tell there was a problem because when I hit 5th gear, I would bump the passenger's Knee, meaning there was less tension in the cable.

thanks ill check it i dunno cuz i only have problems with 3rd and its random well it does it everytime i get in the car but not every time i shift gears and sometimes its grinds really bad and sometimes it barely does it at all sooooo i dunno hey also i know its illegal and all but does taking the catalytic converter off of a newer car help the horsepower? I know it does on older but the newer ones have a sensor for everything and i dont want to do it if im gonna screw with it...thanks again man
-Ben

thanks ill check it i dunno cuz i only have problems with 3rd and its random well it does it everytime i get in the car but not every time i shift gears and sometimes its grinds really bad and sometimes it barely does it at all sooooo i dunno hey also i know its illegal and all but does taking the catalytic converter off of a newer car help the horsepower? I know it does on older but the newer ones have a sensor for everything and i dont want to do it if im gonna screw with it...thanks again man
-Ben
it does but on the new ones they have a couple of sensors in the pipes so you would have to find a way to bypass them or just get it to read like it does with the cat. on. I wouldnt do this.