i own a 2005 mustang GT, the clutch went out recently and i went in and replaced the clutch,pilot,slave,pressure plate and bled the slave first. when i put the transmission back in the car and start it, its not easy to put it into 1st gear... itll go with force, there is no grinding at all and if i take the shifter and put it into 3rd then go to 1st it goes in easy as butter. i do not think this is a synchro issue and or shift fork as the car shifted like butter every time before the clutch went out. i am wondering what else could be wrong with the car. alignment issue???? i have a suspission it may be that because when i went to put the cross member back on, it would not go straight up to the holes. i had to force it up.

could i please get some advice lol.... AGAIN NO GRINDING IN THE SHIFTER WHEN PUTTING IT INTO 1ST OR ANY GEAR FOR THAT MATTER.

i do have a hurst comp plus shifter if that couild cause the issue... heard they suck

 

Did you use an alignment tool when installing the clutch assembly to ensure that it's properly centered?
The only other things I can think of are either worn engine or tranny mounts causing the shifter to bind.

 

used the tool, im thinking that the transmission is a little cocked in the transmission tunnel

 

Hopefully you figured it out by now. But for anyone else looking into this issue- it’s probably because you need to bleed the clutch master cylinder line . Air compresses and liquids do not. So any air in the line (even tho you bled the throw out bearing / slave cylinder) would be compressing and not activating the throw out bearing. If this is happening you’re not going to be able to put into any gear .

Fastest way is using a hand vacuum pump, pulling the hydraulic line out of the master cylinder reservoir. Filling your vacuum line with brake fluid , hooking it up to your hydraulic line (which leads into your clutch master ) . Put a vacuum on it- bubbles come up, fluid goes down. Hook back up to your reservoir. Press your clutch pedal in, and let your foot slip to the side a few times.

Start your car and guarantee you’ll be able to get into gear. If not, There is probably air in your line somewhere. Could be clutch master cylinder leak, or throw out bearing leak (since you just replaced it and bled it, you’re good)