Shifting into second gear issue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As to those springs; I take all four of them atta time and stretch them until the opening is about 1/2 inch bigger. Then I separate them nto matched pairs. This is not critical, but helps the slider hang onto the dogs . This gives the brass a split-second longer to slow those bad-boy gears down, and so helps prevent grinding.The 1-2 gets the widest spreads.

Make sure the struts match the slider dimples.