[s-cars] 1st, 2nd Gear difficulty -- advice?

[JR]

Have you figured this out? My 93 S4 with the factory transmission is 
doing a similar thing. 1st is very notchy and 2nd almost feels like I'm 
shifting through a very very thick sludge to get it in. I have to pull 
VERY hard and it slowly moves. No noise or grinding and no solid feeling 
that I'm in 2nd, but when I let the clutch out, I'm in 2nd. It might not 
be all the way in, though the car does go forward when I let the clutch 
out. I just about need a sledge hammer to get it back out of 2nd. 
Reverse, 3rd, 4th and 5th are fine.

JR



Steve Voit wrote:
> S-Heads:
>
> I had an EDU 6-speed rebuilt by Stasis Engineering installed last week.
> They claim to test all of their rebuilt transmissions prior to shipment on a
> custom fixture.
>
> I'm having difficulty with 1st and 2nd gears; first is often notchy and
> second is almost always a two-step motion to get into gear where the lever
> goes partway in, but takes more effort to pull home with a distinct notchy
> feeling.
>
> I'm thinking this may be my car, not the box, since I was having similar
> issues (but not quite as bad) with my CBL prior to replacement.  My mechanic
> wants to take another look at the adjustment on the shift linkage. The 3-4
> and 5-6 shifts are flawless.  
>
> What advice do you guys have? Any hunches?
>
> Steve
>
> 95.5 S6 
>
> Mercer Island/Seattle, WA
>
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