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I have a Getrag 5 speed in my S1 e-type which has a stiff 1st & reverse selection all other gears are excellent.
The box was fitted by the previous owner, I have had the car over 10 years & has always suffered with this problem but has not got worse in that time. I have now reached the time in life to sort this out if possible.
Can anybody advise me if this is a standard feature with this box or can it be improved, if it can, can anybody advise who may be the best person to do the work.

Hi John,
My series 1.5 has a Borg Warner T5, 5 speed box fitted by previous owner, which has an extremely stiff change from 1st to 2nd. However, that difficulty stops as it warms up - does yours? If not, this sounds like a selector problem, but that's a lay suggestion. A solution I've had suggested is to put thinner oil in tmy box, which I'm reluctant to do.
Kind regards
Mark