# Delayed clunking into 1st gear---what's going on?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/delayed-clunking-into-1st-gear-whats-going-on/302>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, toyota, 4runner, manual-transmissions\
**Created:** [June 6, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delayed-clunking-into-1st-gear-whats-going-on/302 "2007-06-06T04:54:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![doug\_binder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@doug\_binder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/doug_binder)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delayed-clunking-into-1st-gear-whats-going-on/302/1 "2007-06-06T04:54:24Z")

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I have a 2000 4Runner with 81,000 miles. 5-speed manual. Lately it has intermittently failed to engage into first–I rev it and then it clunks into gear. Shifting into other gears not a problem–only from neutral into 1st.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delayed-clunking-into-1st-gear-whats-going-on/302/2 "2007-06-06T18:28:54Z")

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Will it shift into first if the engine is not turning?

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delayed-clunking-into-1st-gear-whats-going-on/302/3 "2007-06-07T05:32:39Z")

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I know that the question sounds funny at first but it makes sense. If it shifts easily with the engine off then it may be a clutch problem, so, OP, please answer beadsandbeads’ question and he will work from there.