Do this with the truck level. Crawl under truck (if you can). Find large hex-head bolt on drivers side (in the side) near middle of transmission. This is the fill plug and looks like a large bolt. Unscrew the bolt. Fill (with Mercon ATF most likely) Use a large squirt-squeeze bottle like Lucas Injector cleaner (large size), and fill till fluid BEGINS TO RUN OUT. If fluid runs out when you take the plug out, then you don't need to add any.
The 1992 2.3L 5 Speed required Mercon Automatic Transmission Fluid. That's right, you need to put ATF in the manual transmission.
is it an automatic, or manual shift?
85W140 Gear oil on a manual transmission.
If it's a Sport Shift (auto), then you use Honda's auto transmission fluid. If it's a manual, Honda's manual transmission fluid. Use no other fluid in your Honda.
Buy BG Synchro Shift to use in your manual transmission; Mitsubishi highly recommends it to maintain smooth shifting. If Synchro Shift isn't available, any GL-4 transmission fluid of viscosity 75W90 is suitable. In the automatic transmission, use ATF+4 automatic transmission fluid.
There are many reasons why a car is hard to shift when there is a manual transmission. The clutch is one of the main reasons why a car is not shifting properly. Another reason could be that the transmission is low on fluid.
The gear box ( manual transmission ) is bolted to the rear of the engine
try checking the fluid level or if you use a heavy trans oil try a lower weight. check pilot bearing
There should be two dipsticks under the hood on a Malibu. One will be plainly marked "OIL" or "ENGINE OIL." The other one is your transmission fluid. This is assuming your Malibu has automatic transmission. If your Malibu has a manual transmission (stick shift), then there is no dipstick for transmission fluid -- manual trannies get lubrication from the engine oil.
gm product syncromesh
5-w30
If you clutch is working fine then try to change the gear fluid in the transmission. My Isuzu shifted hard to and the fluid changed helped alot