tranny problem

slowciv · 10-06-2003

while waiting at the light today i was in neutral, of course. as the light turned green i tried to put the car in first, it would go halfway, like something was stopping it. i tried several times and revved the motor but still nothing, i put it into second then back into first it finally went, but what is wrong? i never had this problem before. thanks

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kjgracing · 10-06-2003

I had that problem...It had to do with the shift linkage...my bolt came all the way
out and I had no gears to shift into ...ahhhH!!!!!!

All fixed now thoug and gears are tight when I shift

Entropy · 10-06-2003

does that have anything to do with the rubber bushings? this is an area I'm unfamiliar with, but I've ordered Kap Yoda's bushings and I'm hoping that will stop some shifting problems I've run in to.

slowciv · 10-06-2003

where is the "linkage" at so i can check mine

flotsamm · 10-06-2003

That happened to me once also. I did the same thing as you did, put it in 2nd then back into 1st. I think it has to do with the synchro's not sync'ing up correctly. Kinda like how the owner's manual says that if your having difficulty going into reverse gear to put it in a different gear first to line up the synchro's. I believe our trannies dont have reverse synchro, but somehow it still helps the gears that do. Dunno.. guessing here.

tinman · 10-06-2003

This rarely happens, but can on any stick car. You were sitting in JUST the right spot were the gear teeth could not mesh. Happened to me on every car I drove at least once. Cure: Try 2nd and then first, this moves the gears just enough, or let off the brake to roll the car just slightly.
Yeah, it's a weird thing if it happens at a light. But it's not a tranny problem. Just dumb luck.

audioefx3 · 10-12-2003

The reason to shift into a forward gear before reverse is the stop the gears from moving thus making it slide right into reverse smoothly.

phil79 · 06-29-2004

hey my car does it like a few times a day. but what i do is pull it to nuetral and then lift up on the clutch and push it back in. my friend says that it happens to all manual transmission is it true? or do i have a problem??!?