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Old 07-11-2018, 02:22 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by displacedTexan View Post
I occasionally have similar trouble getting into 1st at a stop. It takes a lot of force to get into 1st gear. It's not a permanent solution, but when it happens I engage 2nd gear, then go to first all while the clutch is disengaged. Going into 2nd seems to move things around enough to make it easier to engage 1st.


I’m curious if you would get the same effect by simply letting out the clutch in neutral for a sec, press it back in, let the input shaft spin down and then try first again. This is what I do in all my cars when reverse is stubborn. But then again reverse is straight cut with no syncro.
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