Recent manual transmission change on 95 Sunfire, difficult shifts?
My father and I recently replaced the transmission on my 95 sunfire to fix issues with worn 2 and 4 gear synchros and a gear oil leak on one of the drive axles which eventually led to tranny failure. Anyways, the tranny we replaced it with was originally for a chevy cav (supposedly 100% compatible) with relatively low mileage. The 'new' tranny definitely worked better than my old one but with a stiffer and less forgiving feel on the shifter.
Anyways i've noticed that it's difficult to shift into first gear, as in there is a lot of resistance and it's not so easy to find the sweet spot, which BTW is not on the dead top-left of the shifter but rather a 1/4 inch towards the right of where it should be and there is a noticeable amount of resistance to hit 1st. Also sometimes when shifting into reverse my car will make a low-pitched click sound which makes me feel as if I didnt shift properly (although i'm certain that I did).
A few more details: There is a label on the car that says to use GM Syncromesh but all they had at the store was Motomaster Gear Oil, and I think I purchased the one with the right viscosity rating. Also, could it be possible that I didnt bleed the clutch slave cylinder enough when I hooked it up?