Second Gear Crunch?
 

Pulling secod gear in my car is never a sure-fire pleasant thing. Either the linkage or a synchro seems to make a "glunch" kind of sound. Worse when it is cold and can be timed to avoid if I pay attention.

Is this normal or should I have dealer look into it during first service?

Seems to be normal. Others have reported it. Weighted shift knob definitely helps.

Yup. Still get it. But less than before. It helps to wait a half second in neutral before going into second, when the engine is still cold.

I have it as well. Seems like if I'm around 4K RPM when I shift from 1st to 2nd it goes a bit smoother, but generally a more deliberate shift movement (versus just softly moving into 2nd) yields better results.

same issue here. its better when warm but still not 100% smooth.

don't know if it's due to the drivetrain movement etc. i have some Cusco collar ordered and Perrin rear shift bush and hopefully will fix it.

Must have been a bad batch. My transmission shifts into second smoother and easier than any car I have driven.

same here, when warm all good, took it to a dealer, they said if its still happening on the next service they will look into it properly.

I have 3200 miles on my car and it got a lot better now compared to when it was brand new, but it's still not 100% smooth.

Same here....

Mine was like that from the beginning, and as others have said, it did improve as the transmission warmed up. I also got this once in a while going from 2nd to 3rd. I changed my fluid at around 1800 kms and the 2-3 crunch went away immediately. The 1-2 crunch still happens occasionally, but less than before. I'm in Ontario as well and if it starts to come back as the temperatures outside drop, I'm going to try a thinner fluid.

Try shifting in 2 motions- 1st to neutral, then neutral to 2nd.

Yeah this works, but I bought a FR-S, not a Peterbilt.

second gear
 

damn boys do you have to disect everything?its only a f- ing car!!! get over it.there is somthing aliitle strange about ALL CARS IN THIS WORLD!!! nothing is perfect! i know i have owned over 30 cars and still going!wish i had half of my cash back! just a car nut i guess.so far so good hear.hell i traded a very nice 2011 hyundai genesis coupe for mine.i am happy
.quit bitchin and drive! we all die one day so enjoy the day o.k. peace!!!!:happyanim:

shifting from 1 - 2 at 5K rpms seems to help the syncros work better and i get no crunch. ymmv.