Because finding it 'hard to get in to gear' sounds more like a gear linkage problem. People often misdiagnose gear selector problems on seicentos, tighten the clutch cable, stretch the clutch cable, break the clutch cable, blame the clutch cable. When all along the problem was one of the 2 gear linkage cables had become stretched and frayed making selecting gears like stirring a melted chocolate bowl... Sheer pot luck if the right gear is selected. If the op posts which gears are hard tio select, it will be easier to help