Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s) it has been my experience that when you feel that resistance and have to shift to second (or any other gear ) to get into first the clutch is getting close to worn. first gear synchros usually fail only when you do a lot of high rpm downshifting from second to first. but tranny fluid and mounts as someone else are a good place to start you