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| silverbullet75 |
 Dec 4 2011, 01:05 AM
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I reject your reality and substitute my own!  Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 3-December 11 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 13,848 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Hi all! My name is Jim.
I just bought a 74 1.8 I am in process of getting it titled (hasn't been titled since '04). Once that's finished, the first order of business for the car is to fix the transmission issue. It's not a linkage problem, because I can manually shift the side-shifter from under the car, but it just won't get out of gear. Had to disconnect an axle to get it off the trailer. Interesting thing though... the (interior) shifter will feel like it's going into gears and neutral, but it's not really. Hoping someone has run into this issue before and knows what it is without me having to even pull the tranny. |
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| Dr Evil |
Dec 5 2011, 05:00 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,002 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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If it rotates with the engine, and the rod goes fore/aft/in/out then it is stuck in gear on the inside. This needs opened up and fixed.
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| silverbullet75 |
Dec 5 2011, 05:35 PM
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I reject your reality and substitute my own! Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 3-December 11 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 13,848 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Dec 5 2011, 03:00 PM)  If it rotates with the engine, and the rod goes fore/aft/in/out then it is stuck in gear on the inside. This needs opened up and fixed. Ok. I was afraid of that. If I were to obtain another (working) tranny, what would my broken one be worth? |
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| Richard Casto |
Dec 6 2011, 07:33 AM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(silverbullet75 @ Dec 5 2011, 06:35 PM) QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Dec 5 2011, 03:00 PM) If it rotates with the engine, and the rod goes fore/aft/in/out then it is stuck in gear on the inside. This needs opened up and fixed. Ok. I was afraid of that. If I were to obtain another (working) tranny, what would my broken one be worth? When in neutral the rod should have about 1/2" or so of range of travel in/out. There should be a slight bit of free play front to rear. All the way in is the 1st/R plane, all the way out is 4th/5th and inbetween is 2nd/3rd. Pulling back toward the engine is 1st, 3rd and 5th and the other way R, 2nd and 4th. When you rotate the rod front to rear to shift it should move about 1/2 to 3/4" or so from neutral toward the gear you are selecting. It should have a solid "thunk" as it engages and also requires some pressure to disengage as well. As as mike says above, if you can go through the motions of shifting and it is still stuck in gear, then it needs to be opened it up. As others have mentioned the #1 suspect would be that a shift fork is sliding on a shift rod (a loose bolt on the fork) and to fix that you need to open it up. And of course there might be something else going on as well as other issues that might need to be addressed. Regarding value of your transmission as it sits today. It would have a core value of being an unknown transmission. It might be full of gravel, or it might just need the shift forks to be adjusted and tightened. If you open it up, you will need a new seal kit at a minimum. I would put the value at $125/$150 tops with it really being lower as you can't manually shift it right now. Richard |
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silverbullet75 New to forum. Hi! Dec 4 2011, 01:05 AM
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We all understand and spe... Dec 4 2011, 08:30 AM markb :wttc:
You have some good people around you in V... Dec 4 2011, 08:42 AM silverbullet75 Here you go!
... and added my VIN too.
:)
htt... Dec 4 2011, 09:20 PM Dr Evil Yup, something inside is not releasing. This means... Dec 5 2011, 01:19 AM rick 918-S What is the paint code? :idea: I'm sure if thi... Dec 5 2011, 08:48 AM silverbullet75
What is the paint code? :idea: I'm sure if th... Dec 5 2011, 10:37 AM Bartlett 914 It can be the shift linkage inside the transmissio... Dec 5 2011, 09:07 AM Richard Casto :wttc:
As Mike said above it could be a few diff... Dec 5 2011, 09:59 AM SirAndy If I were to obtain another (working) tranny, what... Dec 5 2011, 05:56 PM silverbullet75
If I were to obtain another (working) tranny, wha... Dec 5 2011, 06:07 PM jabberwocky Two summers ago my transmission would get "st... Dec 5 2011, 06:19 PM silverbullet75
Two summers ago my transmission would get "s... Dec 5 2011, 06:22 PM Dr Evil The parts inside the box may be worth something to... Dec 6 2011, 08:17 AM Drums66 ..... :wttc: (I see the car has already welcomed y... Dec 6 2011, 05:15 PM silverbullet75
..... :wttc: (I see the car has already welcomed ... Dec 6 2011, 11:42 PM |
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