What would cause 3rd and 4th gear on T5 to be hard to get into???
02-23-2004, 05:59 PM
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What would cause 3rd and 4th gear on T5 to be hard to get into???
Sometimes my 3rd and 4th gears are tough to shift into. The stick won't go in and I'll really have to push or pull it in. They don't necessarily give me trouble at the same time, but this problem in general all started around the same time and it's just those two gears with the same exact type of trouble.
Do the two gears share any parts like a shifter fork that could be bent or something to give me these problems?
It'd be hard for me to believe that the 3 and 4 synchros started going at the same time, especially the 4 synchro, how often do they go?
All help is appreciated, it's really starting to be a PITA.
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Do the two gears share any parts like a shifter fork that could be bent or something to give me these problems?
It'd be hard for me to believe that the 3 and 4 synchros started going at the same time, especially the 4 synchro, how often do they go?
All help is appreciated, it's really starting to be a PITA.
Thanks.
02-23-2004, 08:09 PM
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Originally posted by Tom91Bird
Have you check your clutch fluid level lately? Maybe a bad slave cylinder?
Tom
Have you check your clutch fluid level lately? Maybe a bad slave cylinder?
Tom
02-23-2004, 08:44 PM
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Yes they share a shifter fork.
It may be bent, or one of the little plastic pads may have just fallen off of it.
It can also be a bent key.
It may be bent, or one of the little plastic pads may have just fallen off of it.
It can also be a bent key.
02-24-2004, 05:49 PM
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Originally posted by RB83L69
Yes they share a shifter fork.
It may be bent, or one of the little plastic pads may have just fallen off of it.
It can also be a bent key.
Yes they share a shifter fork.
It may be bent, or one of the little plastic pads may have just fallen off of it.
It can also be a bent key.
What's the easiest way to get a look at the shifter fork or the plastic pads? Can you see them from under the car?
Thanks.
02-24-2004, 06:41 PM
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Car: '86 Camaro, '02 WRX, '87 K5, '67
Engine: 350 TPI, 2.0turbo, 383 in the works, 289-4BBL, 232, A-head 4-cylinder
Transmission: T56, 5-speed, 700R4, C4, T176, semi-auto 2-speed
Axle/Gears: 3.73, 3.90, 4.88, 3.55, 3.54, 7.00
I see that you have an aftermarket shifter. These shifters don't have any rubber to absorb vibration in them. If you keep you hand on the shifter while you drive it will wear the plastic pads on the forks away to nothing in a matter of a few thousand miles. I bet that is your problem. $2 part that will take you a full day or more to install.
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