M2Launch

So yea i was driving home from work tonight .... just cruising along ... come to a light ... i stop ... sittin there waiting for the light ... it turns green i shift to first ... i have NOTHING ... i cant go ... it just boggs down ... like im in 5th ... im like WTF ? keep trying .. tried to get into second... cant even shift over to 3rd ... 4th... 5th ... or reverse ... im like WTF !!! still nothing so i put it into neutral and let out the clutch and it goes in reverse... im like noooo so a hellava guy who is walking by helps me push it into the gas station ... then i just reverse to a parkin spot ... play around with it a bit more ... nothing ( felt bad the guy who helped me push it in... just left with out me being able to thank him... ) so i call up my brother who is a mechanic ..hes like sounds like ur tranny is FUCKED .. im like omg .. i just felt sick ... still do ... had to tow it home ... 2nd time in less than a month ... i just feel sick right now ... anyone else had this trouble. .. ? and also any tips? i think it may be 2 much for me to be able to replace it at this point may have to let the seven sit ... but mean while i have NO ******* car... first my bed pops .. then my car ***** up ... good news i suppose that chick i was gonna go with down to the races still wants to go.. shes like ILL DRIVE ... buut still feel sick to my stomach ...

Needless to say.. i DONT think ill be running at the drags this weekend....


also my buddie whos a mechanic came to take a look ... he thinks its the linkage... im also gonna start searching .... but i thought i'd see if anyone else has had this problem... any help would be majorly appriciated...

mickmania

if you cna't get in gear it might be ur clutch. just a though. Like mine clutch is gone. It wont let me shift to any gear. Only 2nd and i haev to force that in. So i just got a new clutch and everything was fine

M2Launch

Well i can get it into first and second... but when i push in my clutch it goes into neutral ... but if i let my clutch out and take my car outta gear it automatically goes into reverse....

ROTILLA

Tranny dissasemby required. Sounds as tho a keeper on am internal shift rod is broke, or slipped out. Thats why first and second will work, but the others are gone. You can break open the case yourself, and once you have it apart, you will be able to see which rod isn't doing what its supposed to. It's not rocket science. After you have the rods doing what they are supposed to do, a light film of rtv(blue) and then back together. But for sure, if its fubared, what do you have to lose by opening it up. You may find its easier than you thaught.
Leslie

SureShot

The trick is pulling the internal 5th/rev selector rod out of reverse.
You may be able to select 4th, force the shift lever against Rev & pull them both out together.

Check out the transmission section of the FSM.

DEZERTE

exactly the same as my tranny.

Kai

Even if it is fubar'ed, the transmission is pretty easy to replace, and used N/A transmissions only go for about $100.

Been there, done that.

OverDriven

Yeah man just snag a tranny from someone on the forum. I've seen them for closer to $200, but thats not bad. I can drop the old one and put a new one in in a matter of hours.

-Joe

M2Launch

well good news...its not the transmission .. its the linkage.. im getting a pdf from a guy on slcrotary.com my local club ill post it up here once i get it ... incase ne1 else needs help with it ... im also gonna get a transmission from him that i can fix the linkage ... thx for the ideas guys ...

DEZERTE

what linkage is it? My tranny has this EXACT same problem, 1st, 2nd but cant get 3rd 4th 5th or reverse, i pulled the tranny and tried to shift it, still same thing.
What linkage are u talking about? please post how you fixed it...or any more information.. please!

Lostman

will an s5 tranny work on an s4?

nmyeyez

Hi everyone,

My tranny just went or so I think it did and im having the same issue as dezerte. I was at a stop light and heard an unusual ping and the car wouldnt go anywhere. It was just stuck.......like the other guy, when I put it in neutral it went in reverse, goes to 2nd but does nothing....wont go in 3rd 4th, or 5th.

I dont know to much about trannies so whats all this about the linkage can some one explain this or will it matter................probably wont since I have another tranny.

my second part is that I do have an 87 parts car with a good tranny, I guess that will fit according to what I read in one of the other threads, but what the heck is a crossbar thing is what somecalled it.

Can someone out ther offer some good advice, it would be greatly appreciated!!!!!

andtoto2

my 90 had the same problem. i think i need a new transmission anyway because my shifter is extremely loose. it is almost like you can spell your mane out in cursive with the shifter when it is in neutral. my tranny also had the same problems as "M2launch" and "nmyeyez". does anyone have a suggestion or an answer to what the problem is with the shifter and if it can easily be fixed? is it the tranny or is is something simple? and what is necessary for fixing the linkage in the tranny? any help would be very appreciated.

andtoto2

i would also like to know if ANY gen 2 transmission will fit in a 90 GTU. and also will a turbo tranny fit in a N/A car? responses appreciated!! thanks!