truespin88

Here's the story.
I took my car out last night, on Christmas, because I needed to get out of the house, get some air, whatever you wanna call it. All night it shifts great. Almost too great. I park at my buddy's house, and left it running, because I was just stopping by. I back out of his driveway, and take down the street.
The shifter lets me have first obviously, and then second. When I go for third, the shifter won't cross into the 3rd/4th line. I figured it was the bushings and just drove it home in 2nd (gotta love the ability to hold 4k without hurting the engine).
This morning I get out and pull the shifter out of the extension housing. Bushings are fine, but the little thing the end of the shifter sits into won't move to the left. I then noticed there was a large nut on the housing that was backed off pretty far. I finger-tightened it and the shifter seemed to be able to move again a little bit. I reinstalled the shifter, and then could shift from 1-4 fine, but no 5th or Reverse.


Any ideas what the hell is going on?

truespin88

well, does anyone know what I need to do here?
I'm sure this has happened before?

Corbit

damm same as mine , and it was on Christmas too !!!! Mine is stuck in forth. I did a search and someone else had the same thing happen on Christmas to them last year. Hopefully Sure Shot will chime in and lend us some knoweledge.

truespin88

I can shift freely from first through fourth, but it won't let me have fifth or reverse.

H4Inf

You mentioned a nut on the housing, perhaps if you tighten it more, it will allow you over to 5th and reverse. I don't know this for a fact, but since doing it fingertight allowed you to get over to 3rd and 4th, it only seems logical. Might want to check what exactly that nut does first though.

Corbit

http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showth...t=tranny+stuck
check this

truespin88

I tried that. I can get to the gates between 3-5 and 4-R but no further.

Corbit

http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showth...003#post413003
this one might help

truespin88

I hope that solution doesn't require removing the tranny. That would suck. I just put my tranny back in.

StinkyTurbo

i hope thats how you fix that problem because sometimes i cant get into third gear & my shifter is extremely loose.