1st gear hard to get into...
 

I have a 94 Gs-R and lately it's hard to go into first. Like I'll be driving to a stop sign and I'll be in 2 or 3 and I down shift to 1st, it seems to be locking and what not, do all Teg have auto-locking on 1st gear?

Re: 1st gear hard to get into... (94BabiGs-R)
 

humm...i never go back to first untill im at a complete stop. but yeah it shouldn't let you go back to frist from any gear unless your down to speed. saves you from accidentally down shifting from 5th to 1st...

Re: 1st gear hard to get into... (Lauj87)
 

^Yep.


Is it fine to shift into first from a stop?

Re: 1st gear hard to get into... (FlatBlackTeg)
 

you can't downshift into 1st... in any car

Re: 1st gear hard to get into... (FlatBlackTeg)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FlatBlackTeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^Yep.


Is it fine to shift into first from a stop?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes, it is.

Re: 1st gear hard to get into... (94BabiGs-R)
 

mine does that also. been told the clutch is about done.over 110,000 miles on it.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can't downshift into 1st... in any car </TD></TR></TABLE>

Bullshit. I downshit to first alot in my DA with a LS transmission when autocrossing on tight courses.

Re: (GsDAteg)
 

Well I was down to speed, literally came to a complete stop.

Pretty much should only be in first if you're going from a dead stop. If it's hard to get into first from a dead stop, you can try to clutch twice and then shift or put it into like fourth and then first

Re: (94BabiGs-R)
 

from my experience u cant go into 1st gear unless your at a full stop or rolling around 5mph

Re: (94BabiGs-R)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94BabiGs-R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well I was down to speed, literally came to a complete stop.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is it random, or All the time?
try pushing it into 3rd or 4th real quick then try 1st again.

Re: 1st gear hard to get into... (dohcMONSTER)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcMONSTER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can't downshift into 1st... in any car</TD></TR></TABLE>


and why not????

Re: (FlatBlackTeg)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FlatBlackTeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Is it random, or All the time?
try pushing it into 3rd or 4th real quick then try 1st again.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Most of the time and they seem pretty random.

Re: (94BabiGs-R)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GsDAteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Bullshit. I downshit to first alot in my DA with a LS transmission when autocrossing on tight courses. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed. I sometimes have problems shifting into first when at a stop so I do it when slowing down.

Re: (Wayne_Curr)
 

Try bliping the throttle a little bit as you are trying to nudge it into 1st, that usually helps.

Re: (GsDAteg)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GsDAteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Bullshit. I downshit to first alot in my DA with a LS transmission when autocrossing on tight courses. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yup, i do it all the time, if im under 20mph. obviousy you cant slam it in there but if you gentky put in in 1st it will go fine. ive done that in several cars

well what works for me when i can't get back into first is double clutch...helps alot actually.

the more concise way to put it is that you can't downshift into first easily like you would any other gear.

You'll need to double clutch and revmatch correctly for it to slip in smoothly.

but you really shouldn't ever need to downshift into first on the streets. AutoX/RR is another story.

yup, I think you have to be under 20mph.

i have a 95 gsr and it does this to me every so often...sometimes i can be stopped at a light for a mintue and it doesn't want to go into first. my clutch was just changed in october

Re: (SpoonSirG)
 

1st and reverse have NO sincros so you will have to have it at the exact rpm for it to go in when your moving.

Same with my 94 LS. It was also like that with my 00 GT-S.

Re: (SpoonSirG)
 

I too ahve trounble shiffting smoothly into first but it can be done. Ass for getting into first at a dead stop its s HONDA thing. I have talked to numerous mech from honda/acura and all u have to do is hit reverse than it should slide right into first and vis versa goin into reverse

Hit reverse then going to 1st? Mine works better when i go to 2nd then 1st...never tried reverse to 1st...

I just release the clutch and clutch in and try again if my first gear won't go in at a stop.