1988 Manuel trans (trouble going into gear from a stop)

[Drew212131]

Looking to see if anyone has some insight or experience with this aswell. My 1988 2.0 5 speed Manuel trans SOMETIMES is hard to get into ANY gear from a stop. I’d say 1 out of 5 times it doesn’t want to go into first when im ready to go from a light of stop sign. Other times it goes in just fine. I just did the transmission fluid to see if it helps and it didn’t. I double checked the master cylinder, it didn’t seem to be leaking any fluid. But I bled the system with new fluid anyway. Clutch feels normal when pressing the pedal like it has good pressure. If it’s just a quark and doesn’t get worse I can live with that, but I’m just hoping to avoid it getting worse. Any ideas ?

 

[franklin2]

Pull it into second gear for a split second and then try first. Usually very easy to do and get used to doing it. 1st gear is very low and sometimes the synchronizer in 1st has a hard time stopping the transmission when it has been turning going down the road. And if the 1st gear sync is a little worn, it also may be stubborn to go in. I find on all my transmissions, lightly rubbing the sync in 2nd gear before hitting first helps, I do it on all my transmissions out of habit now. I don't usually go fully into 2nd, but just push against it slightly.