1999 Mercury Cougar trouble shifting

1999 MERCURY COUGAR
134,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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KSCHWAZZ
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I am having trouble shifting in 1st and 3rd gears in my 5speed
Jan 26, 2009 at 2:06 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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Like hard to push into gear? Any noise? Every other gear good? Guessing syncros on 1 and 3
Jan 26, 2009 at 3:22 PM
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KSCHWAZZ
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Shifts hard sometimes, grinds sometimes, even in gear stick is sloppy, can be moved around slightly.
Jan 26, 2009 at 6:52 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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Maybe worn shift control assembly and worn syncros.
Need to remove and tear down inspecting all parts in other words rebuild.
Jan 27, 2009 at 8:09 AM
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