[Jmclendon]

Hello all,
It's highly likely that I'm going to sound like an idiot with this. But, for the life of me unless I disengage the clutch for a 6 count or so I can't find a way to consistently change into 1st without getting the dreaded grinding noise.

I've tried the following (all from a complete stop)

Clutch in, shift into second, back to neutral, clutch out, clutch in, shift into first (grinds)

Clutch in, shift into second, take clutch out a touch, clutch in, shift into neutral, clutch out, clutch in, shift into first (grinds)

With each I've tried no throttle and blipping the throttle as I come through neutral. Neither works.

This is the first vehicle that I've driven that wasn't fully synchronized. So, I'm sure it's something dumb that I'm doing. But, for the life of me I can't work out what it is.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Oh, btw, it's a 3 speed column shift.