Manual Trans 4th Gear Hitting Gate?

[Jwoair23]

Hi All,

This is my first manual transmission and I've pretty much gotten the hang of it after 1500 miles, but I have a question. If I shift quickly into 4th I always feel like I am hitting a "gate" for a split second and then it glides past it into fourth. Almost like the gate didn't open fast enough? If I shift slowly it's totally smooth. It's done this since new. Does this happen to anyone else? Is it normal? Should I have it looked at?

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[cechk01]

that is the notchy-ness everyone talks about, should get better as the car warms up and breaks in

 

[Bert03GT]

Yeah i noticed that mine has worked itself out and im at about 2000 miles.

 

[cechk01]

Yeah i noticed that mine has worked itself out and im at about 2000 miles.

I had some gear nibble/grind that has almost completely gone away at 2.7K miles. Interesting how these transmissions break in...

 

[mustang1]

Second gear is my most fussy gear. The transmission is best once its fully warmed up but shifting seems to work better with a slight pause before dropping into gear. Almost like its spinning something up. Maybe a sync?

 

[cechk01]

Second gear is my most fussy gear. The transmission is best once its fully warmed up but shifting seems to work better with a slight pause before dropping into gear. Almost like its spinning something up. Maybe a sync?

Yea the slight pause is the syncro working

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