JasonDowney

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During a drive my transmission stopped letting me shift into first, third, and fifth gears. It wasnt a gradual increased difficulty, it was just all of a sudden. It happened once before, but it self corrected after a minute. I have driven about 25 miles since it started doing this and it hasnt changed. I am low on gear oil, so is that likely the problem?

walken

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good chance the pilot bearing is bad.

JasonDowney

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How would the pilot bearing disable the odd numbered gears only?

fcforlife

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good chance that since your low on gear oil you syncros are poorly lubricated. since it self corrected last time i would try putting in some lucus syncro mesh and then topping on the tranny with good new gear oil. and see if that helps first. i say go with the cheaper fixes first it might work instead of going after a full tranny rebuild now.

fcforlife

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exactly what i was thinking the pilot bearing does nothing more then support the front of the input shaft of the tranny.

JasonDowney

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Thanks for the reply. Would autozone have good enough gear oil for now? I am a few hours away from home, and dont have a single tool to use, so I am hoping that putting in the oil fixes it.

fcforlife

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yeah autozone carriers lucus syncro mesh just ask them for it and the get lucus gear oil thats the best stuff they have there.