shifting into 2nd
 

This is my first manual car so don't have much experience with shifting, but it seems difficult to shift the knob into second gear from first. It doesn't feel smooth and I kinda have to force it in there. Anyone else experience this? Is this normal?

How many miles are on your car? It will get easier in time. My gearbox was very tight for the first few hundred miles or so.

I'm experiencing something similar, almost like its not as smooth as the other gears.

Yeah it's definitely tight for the first few hundred miles or so. I do feel some tightness when the car is cold, but once everything warms up, it feels fine

i hear ya! had a 2010 camaro, and the (m.t.6-speed) sucked for better than 20,000
miles before it started smoothing out,but what can ya expect from the general's crap?..ironically, the tranny in the camaro was an "aisin" japanese built!..go figure!

What car are you coming from? It's definitely a direct mechanical shift, but it's not going to be as 'easy' to shift as a 10 year old Mazda Miata.

This shifts are more difficult when the car is cold, but once it warms up it shifts nicely.

Just be patient with the shifts and don't force it, it'll get easier as you drive it more.

depends on what you are coming from, the solid shift feel is one thing I like about this car, nothing like a buttery trans from a ten year old POS.

Only issue I have had is a resistant first gear shift once, so I just shifted down into second and immediately back up to first. Fixed it without issue.

Find another frs to test drive. Mine is much different than the six others that I have driven now. First and second are nit easy to get into. My clutch is much harder to push than all the others even after clutch pedal adjustment.

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1st-2nd shift is always going to be a little harder since they have the greatest difference in gear ratio and a greater rpm drop for the synchros to match. It happens on a lot of cars.

start the car and let it idle in neutral for a few minutes, it warms the transmission up because it is in neutral and it spins the main gear shaft that is connected to the clutch and that starts to warm up and lube the transmission, test it out and see if that helps cold shifting :D

There are a couple other threads on upgrading the fluid which makes a difference. I'm gonna have Toyota look at mine again because it's not right.

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mine is the same. 2nd is hard to engage when cold and even when warm it's a hit & miss affair. i will change gearbox oil and install Perrin shift bush and Cusco gearbox collar. hopefully it will get better.

also,more "inertia" to overcome in the lower gears!