Notchy 3rd and 5th Gears Manual Transmission

Master_Ly

I would say base on your scale, I would give it a 3. When I slide it from say 2nd to 3rd, it goes in and it sort of feels like the synchro "naturally grabs" the gears to sync. The biggest difference is no gear grinds, regardless how low or high my RPM is and with or without SynchroRev. I've tested it through all. It also still has that stiffness feel like when I first bought the car. The best I can describe this is when it engages a gear, it feels like something sliding into place and locking in. It kind of has like that "click/clink" feel and as like the sound when you shift and hear with the engine shut off.

I didn't want to give it a 4 or 5 because it still retained the same characteristics when shifting through all of the gears under normal driving conditions. But not like a 1 or 2 because I'm no longer experiencing the extra harsh notchy-ness and periodical grinding in specific gears (3rd and 5th), beyond the "known not to be very smooth" operation as you had mentioned which is my understanding too.

If you are still experiencing "the beyond" as I did before my tranny replacement, especially with gears still grinding, I would have it diagnosed again by the dealership with no worries if you have warranty and just rack miles on a loaner vehicle. It definitely shouldn't be grinding at all though, assuming it's no fault in your shifting method.

I hope this helps shed some light further on what I'm experiencing!