[Cyberdemon]

Originally Posted by Merc for hire

Thanks for quick reply.

Upshift from 1st to 2nd never had problem.

The problem I think is the shifter mechanism itself. It won't go into the 2nd gear gate from a downshift, no matter how much muscle I use.

It seems unlikely it's the actual shifter itself if you can get it in at low RPM and on up shifts. It sounds like you have a bad syncro that will need to be replaced. It's fairly common for some transmissions to have this issue. My old Acura TL had a 3rd gear syncro that was notoriously problematic and had to be replaced on a lot of cars. Switching to a more viscous transmission fluid actually ended up being a workaround in that case but many people who wouldn't have that work had to have the syncro replaced.