It's very difficult to shift into 1st and 2nd gear. Must be at a 100% complete stop. When just sitting in the garage 1st and 2nd are the same, but 3rd, 4th, and 5th feel ok.
Clutch age unknown. Linkage all looks well adjusted.

Does this sound like rubber centered clutch going?

 

When you say "When just sitting in the garage 1st and 2nd are the same", do you mean that engine off, it is difficult to engage 1st and 2nd gears?

 

Hi Kevin.. Thanks for replying. Yes. When the car is off, and I'm sitting in the garage, 1st and 2nd feel tighter and more notchy than normal. I can push the lever into 1st and 2nd but it doesn't feel normal.

 

Don, well, if it isn't the external linkage, there is something amiss inside the transmission. Could be an issue with either the synchro rings or the synchro hub. Possibly an issue with the shift fork.