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Originally Posted by cat94
Rake as in clutch in, 6>5>4 to "spread the load"?
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Yes, exactly.
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This makes a lot of sense. I was testing some things out to avoid the crunch and tried someone's suggestion of centering the shift knob for a 1/2 second on a cold 1>2 shift. This resulted in 2nd being blocked entirely and having to go straight to 3rd.
Also, even with the crunch 1>2 shifts without any resistance, just not as pleasant.
Thanks for the technical response, much appreciated. 
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As far as the shifting unpleasantness, this transmission is t-i-g-h-t when it's brand new. (I should just type out a template for this :P) It was at about 5 Kmi when I started noticing the syncros improving. At 8 Kmi I thought "Wow, these are really nice now." Shifting steadily improved through 15 Kmi and has been stable since.
It's the first new car I've owned so manual transmission break-in is a new concept for me. Seems like the syncro components just needed to lap together.