when shifting into first I need to clutch in and wait like 5 seconds to go in or else it makes like a audible clank/crash noise, if I wanna get into first quick I clutch in, go to second, then slide it straight to first, works fine every time, I also can’t get into first unless I’m basically stopped or else it makes a grind, other then that when in first and shifting with my ghetto 2-1 method it works and sounds fine. Is this a problem with the synchro? Does first gear even have a synchro? When moving in first it’s smooth and no clanks or grinds, at low speeds it’s kinda jerky but that’s probably my motor mounts lol.

Could this be a clutch issue, it seems like tranny to me but I’m not an expert so I figured I’d ask here before I go fork over cash to my mechanic to diagnose it







Also does someone know if these transmissions not bad to work on or would I be better bringing it to a transmission shop

 

If only in first, I would be pointing blame at the synchro. If it is happening in other gears as well, I would be pointing on the clutch not disengaging 100%.

I have used the 2-1 shift pattern in every manual car I have owned. Don't really remember why I started doing that.....it was 25 years ago and that habit just stuck. I don't recall any of my cars ever grinding 1st, but I recall one or two of them fighting first if still rolling.

 

worn teeth in the 1-2 snychro set be by guess. but you'd have to open it up to verify. talk to bense, its his speciality

 

im new to the forms how do I get In contact with him lol, also forgot to mention I have had third pop out on me before, like sometimes it just doesn’t wanna go in so I go back to neutral and retry, it’s not a constant issue though. This car has me scratching my head since I bought it, but I love it so it’s hard to give up on it lol.

since I’m having motor issues as seen in my other thread if I have to pull the motor I’ll probably just pull the trans too and bring it to a shop to look at

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/members/bense-395111/
you can pm him on the forum or go to his fb listed at the above.

 

On the third gear pop out thing, replace the MT fluid with GM Friction Modified Synchromesh. It's a miracle liquid. Might even fix your first gear problems, who knows.

Here's a link to it: amazon