Transmission problems, 3rd gear syncro - 1990 Subaru Legacy

Your Syncros in the transmission are shot therefore u have no reverse or 3rd gear

Internal transmission problems, syncros or gears worn out, damaged,,,,,,,,, take to trans shop or swap out transmission for a good one.

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If you are having problems with your transmission grinding when you try and shift into third there is not fix other than having these parts replaced inside of the transmission.

There is no syncro mesh for reverse gear. However, if you put the car in 3rd gear before engaging reverse, it should go in every time. Good luck..

Is it a Manual Transmission or Automatic? If it's a manual, it sounds like your syncro's are going out on your transmission for 2nd gear. You will probably need a rebuild or replacement.

If your clutch master cylinder is good in all other gears: you can disengage and, shift the other gears with the engine not running and, you have the correct amount of clutch fluid
in your clutch master cylinder: to release the clutch:
you have a broken 5th gear syncro and, a bent fork
remove the transmission and, when you remove the shift cover you will
see the problem; you must drain the transmission case remove any metal debris; remove the gear set and, replace the syncro...the fork can probably be
re-straightened use clean, new case oil when you reassemble the transmission.

Bad syncro for third gear. Sorry, but you aren't fixing this one yourself, unless you replace the transmission yourself.

sounds like you got a bad shift syncro for 3rd gear, its inside the trans,cuse ive never adjust shift cables on a s-series now matter what was done to the trans,and that cable controls more than just 3rd gear so its gotta be the syncro,,sorry,,,cheaper to get a used trans than to fix

I am assuming it is an manual trans. The transmission has wore the brass syncro. The only fix is full dismantling and replacing the wore parts.

Try putting it in 2nd, then 1st, if that works, sounds like you clutch is bad or defective. 1st gear has no syncro to slow the gears down, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th do.