About a year ago I had a leak in my hydraulic line to my slave cylinder. I took it to the shop and had both the slave cylinder and the master cylinder replaced. It seemed to work at first although it was still a little difficult to sift into 1st and reverse. Then after a few months I noticed that it would sometimes grind going into 4th. I also noticed that there is about a 1 second delay when shifting from first to second. I got tired of dealing with it so I did a search on here and figured out how to adjust the clutch pedal thinking that it must not be engaging that clutch all the way. After making the pedal it is easier to shift but reverse is still a little difficult and there is still that annoying delay between 1st and second. Do you think my synchros are shot? I’m not about to drop a ton of money into this car. It has too many miles. Can anyone think of a inexpensive fix for this?

 

I almost forgot. The problem a been much worse in this crazy heat. My car hates temps over 95F or under 40F.

 

When's the last time you changed the fluid

 

I changed the transmission fluid with my last oil change. I didn't really help.

 

What type of fluid

 

GL-4 (what the owners manual says) changing it didn't make a difference.

 

how long has it been since the change?

 

With luck it is this simple. The problem you are describing sounds like the transmission fluid is too slippery, which is most of the common types. It has to be a friction modified fluid. Change it to the original Mitsu stuff or a brand that says synchromesh or friction modified. You have to make sure this is what's in there.

If that doesn't fix it then we move on to the next more expensive thing, but do this first of all.

 

I will order some synchromesh fluid. I've used it before. I'll see if that does anything.