I have the same problem getting into second till it warms up ! only done 72,000 miles. have renewed the gearbox oil with the reccommended and a new clutch, but no change. Will try the MTF 94 or molyslip.
Remember, the problem is the SYNCHROMESH.
That is designed NOT to allow the gears to engage until they are running at the same speed. Synchromesh is essentially a little friction clutch on each speed gear that makes the two parts of the gears reach the same speed BEFORE letting them slip into mesh. Hence BAULK RING SYNCHROMESH. It is there to PREVENT gear-crunching, and it does that by stopping you engaging gears if they are going to crunch.
Adding molyslip usually makes the problem WORSE, as the synchromesh rings slip more easily instead of gripping and doing their work.
Two ways to help. Never use FORCE.
Remember, to go from 1st gear to second, the engine revs need to drop by about HALF. Learn how to let that happen, so if you were up to 3,000 revs in 1st, whip it into 2nd when the revs are dropping at about 1,700 or so.
As best you can, do NOT run high revs in 1st gear. Get moving a bit in 1st, then slip into 2nd gear at a low speed, and deck it.
If you learn to match engine speed it will help a whole lot.
To change from 2nd gear to 1st, you will need to about double the engine revs.
Use the throttle to speed the engine up, and it will help a lot.
It is perfectly possible and easy to change gears silently and doing no harm, from 1st all the way up to 5th and back down again WITHOUT USING THE CLUTCH. Every so often I have to prove this by doing it.
CharlesY
