Every gear is weird, help?

[BMWerke]

I did a tranny swap on my '90 325is, the tranny is from a '86 e325e. when we dropped the tranny in i think we bent the linkage but im not sure. since we did the swap it has been like this;

reverse-you need to shake it as you are trying to put it in reverse.

first-pops in with some muscle

second-pops in loud

third- used to pop in loud, now it grinds going from 2 to 3 but not 4 to 3. and a couple of times it wouldnt go in at all. like there was a wall blocking it so i had to double clutch and then it went in fine.

fourth-pops in loud

fifth-is smooth as butter

keep in mind that there is VERY LITTLE play in the shifter so im not sure of the bushings. thanks

[MR 325]

You "think" you bent the linkage? Did you look at it? Is it bent? Sounds like it may be, or your trans is garbage.

[Turd]

Check your linkages for said bend(s) and make sure everything is oriented correctly. Check your bushings too.

I had the wrong shift carrier and had the "hitting a wall" feeling trying to get into second and fifth.

I've also dealt with sloppy bushings and had the same effect.