Why does my shifting is not smooth in my honda civic 1998. sometimes there is a grunge feeling everytime i change gears and its hard for me to come back in 1st gear when my car is running in low speed that is why i need to stop for me to shift in 1st gear.

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Sounds like the sink rows are going out or has a warn shifter fork if you can get all gears without running it needs a cluch

The 3rd Gear Synchro is worn or damaged, which is why it grinds when you try to upshift or downshift into 3rd gear. When it goes out completely you will have a very hard time shifting into 3rd gear, since the Synchro lines up the gears to make shifts smooth and easy.

check your shift linkages if the bushing is worn out you may have problems shifting or it could be a bad transmission

Sounds about right. There shouldn't be that much movement from the transmission and motor when shifting gears. Have someone turn the car on and shift gears, then watch the tranny and motor and see how much it moves, it should not move that much or any at all, and if it does, check the mounts to see which ones are bad. PLEASE---Don't stand in front of the car when performing this test, for your safety.

might want to have its transmition checked out.

maybe changing the transmittion oil might help.

First thing to do,try to pump your clutch before you shift into 1st gear then if you feel makes better, most probably you have problem with your hydraulic clutch system, check the clutch line if there is an evidence of fluid leaking or it could be internal leak.

Second thing to do, check your transmission oil, may be it' s too old or you use a thick oil thats why when cold its hard to shift then when the engine rich the normal temperature(warm) the oil become thin and the shifting will smooth. Remember the very old oil become thicken and the purity is gone and can cause of hard shifting. in this regards i suggest you to change the transmission oil and check the used oil if there is small peace of metals, then you are in big trouble,

sounds like it may be either a converter problem or u got some bad clutches in third in the case you need to go to a tranny shop.

you need to replace clutch pack for that gear can be ordered seperately from parts store or dealer if you want to save money call peach street auto recycling at 1800-365-2341 for a warrantied used one! also might be time for change trans filter and fluid filter could be slightly clogged but I lean towards clutch pack I replace these alot on Hondas

if its manual transmission, when moving in any gear try stepping on the gas pedal, does the engine feels like its running away? if it does it maybe the clutch lining is expended expensive job.
If not you have to check the clutch fluid level or a leak in the master cylinder (at the foot pedal) assembly or in the slave(clutch lever actuator) the clutch actuator may not be traveling (pushing) sufficiently to give you an adequate clutch separation in other words you are trying to shift the gears with little or no clutch at all.
There is an overhaul kit that you can buy (cheap) for the master or the slave. easy to do really just remove, disassemble, replace the rubber seals and cups, reinstall, bleed the air out.