Trouble getting into 1st gear with 6MT?
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I have that problem about 30% of the time. I have an 07 19k miles and factory SSK. When left outside in the cold weather it is worse until the trans warms up. The 2nd to first move usually doesn't help if I jiggling the shifter seems to help more. My 02 turbo with B&M SSK never had this problem. Never had this problem with Toyota, BMW, Nissan, or Dodge.
Could it be the design of the syncros. Engages well at high RPMs
Could it be the design of the syncros. Engages well at high RPMs
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If it's the syncros then should there be a fix? The dealer said it can't be fixed?
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Guess you don't realize the gearbox is made in Japan.
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I was referring to the context of the Toyota Supra engineers and not the actual country. For all I know, the Supra engineering team consisted of Americans, Japanese, Chinese, Germans...... 
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i have this happen every so often too, can't get into first from a standstill. I would not force it - last thing you want is the gear shift cable to break and then you get stranded. I usually clutch "again", i.e., leave shifter in neutral, release clutch all the way, depress clutch again, and the shifter usually moves into first no problem. (sort of like a double clutch but you're not moving)
hope that helps...
Ron
hope that helps...
Ron
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I mostly get into 2nd and then 1st. So, I am not having problem at standstill. But, when car is moving at 8 ~ 12mph, I can not get into 1st even though I rev-match it. Is this normal? Am I just bad at rev-matching? It make me nervous whenever I am slowing down at traffic light and it just changed to green.
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Wife experienced this in hers as well. Another reason she's done with Porsche manuals. It wasn't a BAD issue. Just annoying as hell to her whenever it didn't work normally. For a daily driver, stopping is something that happens, eventually. So starting became annoying for her.
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I have this happen every so often too, can't get into first from a standstill. I would not force it - last thing you want is the gear shift cable to break and then you get stranded. I usually clutch "again", i.e., leave shifter in neutral, release clutch all the way, depress clutch again, and the shifter usually moves into first no problem. (sort of like a double clutch but you're not moving)
Hope that helps...
Ron
Hope that helps...
Ron
Comparing it to my 10 year old Acura (demoted to winter beater now), I've never had shifting problems with the Acura. HOWEVER, the Acura gearbox feels like a toy compared to the Porsche.
Oh yeah, wait till you experience the "5th gear grinding when cold" issue! These Porsche manual transmissions are strange indeed!
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