Ok so when i try to put my car in 1st gear sometimes it just wont let me it feels like im hitting a wall. I usually just pump the clutch again or put it in 2nd then 1st it doesnt do it alot but often enough for me to get aggrivated. also when i put it reverse once it did the same thing but only once. i was just wndering what this could be

 

Mine rarely does it to, i usually just have to barely let the clutch up and it will slide into 1st without a problem

 

ok so u dont think its a big problem and that i just let it up a little it will go into first?
do you know what is doing that?

 

i get that on occasion as well. its not really a problem.

 

i too get this. took me 20 seconds to get it in reverse tonight actually.

 

Synchros are balking. Sometimes they don't want to go into gear if the trans is cold.

 

i just let go of the clutch and push it again and it works just fine

 

and since first and reverse use the same syncro it causes it going into reverse as well

 

thnks guys good to know it isnt really a problem ^_^ also how do you know if a clutch is loose or getting loose? like i feel like the friction zone has gotten a little bigger. is that a loose clutch or what?

 

I had this problem.. First Gear/Reverse would not engage.. Well few days later.. 2nd/4th Gear wouldn't engage felt like nothing was there lol.. Well Syncro's went bad.. 48,000 miles. Ruined my tranny its in the shop right now for repair and woah u better hope yours is under warranty. Because this is goona cost a **** load Not happy just a heads up take it in to have it looked at while under warranty :P

 

why didnt u take urs in for warranty?

 

Did, They didn't want to cover it.. We finally worked a deal out I pay for Labor and new pressure plate since it burned up.. Clutch and fly wheel buffed out.. Getting a new transmission though Sucks i have to pay labor err

 

just get into the habit of throwing it in 2nd first before you go into 1st and it should go into gear fine. All manual cars that I have driven have done this, so it is not a huge problem.

 

My LS and SS/TC both have this "feature" I found the rolling the car a little or putting it in 2nd then back in 1st does the trick. And yes it only happens to me when cold.

 

It even says somewhere in the manual to put it in neutral, let the clutch out, then try again as the recommended way to fix this issue. Basically, nothing to worry about.

 

hey if your still under warranty or know someone or just search for it on here in the how to section... check your roll pin... is your shifter loose at all. is there play in it when your in gear or is it solid... even if not i would still check the roll pin. do you powershift?

 

sometimes i do

 

i get this quite often as well and it pisses me off ill b sitting at a light and then it turns green and im stuck there cant get my damn car into gear

 

Unfortunately I don't think most people read the manual and chances are a good number cram the ever living **** out of the stick to get it into first gear which WILL eventually cause problems due to the force being applied. My g/f's car (GM) does the same thing and I watched her just beat the **** out of the stick until it went into gear. I reached into the glove box, went through her manual and found the section stating this is completely normal for first and reverse and what to do to address it...she learned a llife esson that day, RTFM .

 

^x2. This usually works like a charm. Over time it went away for me. It might be the temp now though I suppose.

I was told by the mechanics that 1st/reverse (being the same gear, just connected in two different ways in this transmission) don't have syncros.. the reason you can't get into first gear unless you're under 10-15 or so.