trans wont down shift from 2nd to 1st

[john 928]

car shifts fine but when slowing down and shifting from 2nd to first it wont engage unless im at a full stop. wont even engage at a slow roll less than 5 mph.
never worked on 5sp before but not afraid to get my hands dirty. im thinking maybe an adj on the clutch rod or is there something silly im missing.

[MPDano]

Sounds like a pressure plate to me.

[Pete R]

Mines always been like that.

[john 928]

is there an adj i can make to the pedal because right now i have to press the pedal all the way down to shift gears. im 5.3 with short legs (lol) can i adj the pedal to engauge the clutch sooner.

[Pete R]

There may be a height adjustment on pedal but you will still need the same amount of movement to disengage. It's a self adjusting hydraulic clutch. If your clutch isn't disengaging until the very bottom it could be a couple of things. The clutch could have air in it or the intermediate plate could be out of adjustment causing the discs to drag.

[BoiseShark]

Pete,

How do you adjust the intermediate plate? And, If I bleed the clutch master to purge it of any air, where do I fill it up? Does it run off of the brake fluid?

I know I jumped into the post, but my shifting problems might be this as well.

Thanks for your help

[john 928]

When I bled my slave cylinder I filled it from the clutch master on the drivers side. If you don't have a manual for the car go to the website sharkskin Porsche there is a ton of info