Lee, you are far worse than ever i could be even after 48yrs of DIY motors and several best friends in the Medway area with there own motor business!.......
You are really very harsh and rude on a fellow member who is just trying to help with his own opinion another fellow member the OP.......he does not slate or even mention your post as it is his own opinion only which is what your supposed to do, just give your opinion.....
I know what it is like being ridiculed on forums and this one is no different to me myself.......it is sadly the clicky set that do not like those that have other answers to problems with motors!....
Well in my experience of gearboxes old and new it does sound like the OP`s synchro on bottom gear has worn enough for it not to go in gear easily when stationary, that is why the car has to move for to turn the box a bit so it go`s in gear......on old boxes with no synchro on 1st and reverse selection was just as difficult sometimes as the gears would hit out of alignment and so the clutch had to be dipped again to help move the layshaft thus moving first into a better mesh ....but then i don`t suppose you know about that sort of thing as your not old enough!
If you know gearboxes you should know that the resistance in any gear is almost the same as it is the shaft on which the gears are on moves ......they all move and it is just the direction of shaft movement which locks a certain gear.
When the bottom mount you talk of wears so you say 1st gear would be awkward to engage, yes, that is true, but you only pick out half the story as it would effect all gear engagements as the mount has worn badly, so it doesn`t appear to be that.
It would still change gear ok with dirty oil as Volvo say don`t change the oil!....it is mainly auto`s that are funny with oil including the correct oil........manuals are forgiving as you just push harder to engage.
So you can now have a go at me but try and do it not at 3am...... do it when your probably more sober although AA can stand for a couple of organisations
I am not sticking up for James...he can do that himself.......i just don`t like rudeness to other members.
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