996 gear selection when hot?

[mtm81]

In normal driving , everyday motoring , my gear selection is fine if a little notchy when cold (normal)

However when the car Is hot and I've come to a standstill (traffic, parking etc) if I go from neutral to get another gear (usually first second or reverse) if wont go in.. Feels smooth not stiff but feels like there is a flex right at the point of engaging the gear and it won't go..
Sometimes I can 'slam' it in, and others if I turn off the car it will then go in ok..

Pumping the pedal does nothing..

I've narrowed it down in my mind to three possibilities:
1) air in system - it had a new clutch a few thousand miles ago when I bought the car so think there maybe a poor bleed in there , or one of the cylinders is going?
2) gear linkage ?
3) gearbox mount - I occasionally do get a clunk so I think even if this isn't the issue - my mount may still need to be swapped..

Should say the car is 996 3.6 02 model with 72k on the clock

Any thoughts would be most welcome!

[996TT02]

Sounds like the clutch is not fully separating, you won't notice this when on the move seeing as you can generally change gear without even using the clutch if your timing is right, but when the car is stationary this won't work.

Does the clutch bite right at the bottom of it's travel?

It should do so (relatively) since the clutch is new, opposite when worn, but this means that all must be 100%, a bit of air in the system or anything else and it won't declutch properly.

Ensure before anything else that you don't have carpets preventing full pedal travel.

I would then go for a bleed and check for any leaks. In inverse order.

[mtm81]

Hi,
thanks for the reply.
Yeah i think I'll go for bleed when I get 5 mins.
deffo not carpets etc..