so i have an 89 2.3 liter with a mazda m5od-r1 5spd man. and when i shift in to 2nd though 4th i hear a clicking, is that a sing that the syncronizer is giving out or somthing not so serious, i also have problems getting it into reverse.

 

You may have old / wrong fluid in the trans.
Does it seem hard to get into 1st ?

 

yeah i little its mostly just a little tough downshifting, but it does have origional fluid i would imagin, i only had the truck for a year and a half now, while were on the subject of trans fluid, do you think you can drain the auto trans fluid they used for lub and put gear lub in instead?

 

oh and this is a recent issue

 

Are you sure its in the trans or is it in the driveline or rear end....have someone listen while you drive.

 

yeah its deffinatly coming from the trans. its just like a distinct metalic click when i put it in 2nd through 4th but goes into gear just fine and drives right and comes out of gear good as well

 

does anybody have any ideas, like if its the linkage or the syncronizer?