Dyno'd my car yesterday and on the last pull it won't come out of 4th. I popped the shifter real hard and it came out. I drove it down the road and it ran great till I came to a stop. Then it was stuck in first. Got it out of first and made the return back. When I was coming to a stop it got stuck in 4th again and now it won't come out at all. Clutch works perfectly so i know it's not that... any suggestions?
Tranny locked up in 4th... any suggestions
- Thread starter Vette Eater
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+1 sounds like you possibly bent some shift forks.
Your synchros most likely went.
I was driving in 5th one time and it popped into neutral and wouldn't go back in gear. The synchros were shot.
I was driving in 5th one time and it popped into neutral and wouldn't go back in gear. The synchros were shot.
Damn man that sucks! Let me know if you need any help swapping it out.
Side note what clutch are you using and when was it swapped last as I had a similar prob on a different car but it was the clutch fingers and pressure plate not the tranny. If I were you I would pull the clutch and check your clearances at different levels of compression. Also check your flywheel for symmetry.
Side note what clutch are you using and when was it swapped last as I had a similar prob on a different car but it was the clutch fingers and pressure plate not the tranny. If I were you I would pull the clutch and check your clearances at different levels of compression. Also check your flywheel for symmetry.
Clutch is perfect, its a Mccloud and has been in the car for about 2 years, getting it out is easy, got a tranny jack
Syncros aren't the problem, it wouldn't be stuck in gear with the car off if it were the syncros
I'm thinking the same, but why would you think the tranny is shot? can shift forks not be replaced?
Check your clutch cable it may be binding up not letting your come out of gear
the clutch is fine...I know for a fact it is NOT a clutch or syncros
Deff agree on the clutch ok and forks being bent as I didn't think about it being stuck while not running. Oops
"The linkage is all twisted!" "Just get me the high gear!" - Days of Thunder
"The linkage is all twisted!" "Just get me the high gear!" - Days of Thunder
Yeah, shift forks can be replaced, but the tranny obviously needs to be pulled in order to do it, so the tranny is done in that sense. Unless you like driving around in one gear. If some parts broke off they may have caused collateral damage when you drove it (hopefully that isn't the case) but I'm sure it can be fixed by a competent repair shop.
I was actually being serious though, i had a cheap ass adjustable clutch cable and it binded up on me and if i pushed the clutch in as to shift from 1st to second gear, it would not come out of first. Idk just suggesting
Its not your synchros, its more than likely not your 3/4 fork. Its the stamped steel inserts that break. The replacements are billet and will last forever. My transmission did the same exact thing last month. Here is what you need-
http://www.ddperformance.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=73cPath=110_103_119
they are not terrible to replace. If your inclined enough to tear into your tranmission, this will be an easy job.
http://www.ddperformance.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=73cPath=110_103_119
they are not terrible to replace. If your inclined enough to tear into your tranmission, this will be an easy job.
^^The link you posted are for keys, thoes keys are for the syncro. Why do you say it's not a syncro and then post up parts for a syncro...? That does not add up. Have any of you taken your t-56 apart? Ill bet you money nothing is bent. Your not going to bend a shift fork in a t-56 unless your doing something way wrong. I would say something is wrong with the 3/4 syncro. Guys have problems with the car getting stuck in 4th 1:1 when something went fubar in 3/4.
thank you all for your input, I'm about to head downstairs and start tinkering. Before I pull the tranny I'm going to pull the shifter and see if something isn't screwed up there first. If I can't find anything there, which I doubt, then I'l pull the tranny. I've done it a ton of times on my friends car, 7 clutches in 6 months, it shouldn't take me too long. I'll let you guys know what the outcome is later this afternoon...thanks again for everyone's suggestions
ok, pulled the tranny a little while ago and got it to the shop and torn down. 2 of the inserts on 3/4 shaft were broken and laying in the case. The third one was bent a little. Getting new inserts and getting it back together on wed.
thanks for everyones input
thanks for everyones input
The tranny already has all that, the billet keys broke. Im just going to replace what broke. I was dumbfounded that they were broke, blew my Fn mind
I called the guy I got the car from and told me the parts were from DD. It's been a few years since it was rebuilt... but whatev, It's not expensive and the tranny was cake to get out
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