Stuck in 2nd gear. please help!
07-10-2006, 06:55 PM
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Stuck in 2nd gear. please help!
this happend right after i started making a left turn and shifted into 2nd gear. all of a sudden i couldn't shift into any other gear.
now my transmission is stuck in 2nd gear. when i start the car, with the clutch down, the car can be pushed and seems to be in neutral. once i let up on the clutch it begins to roll forward like in 1st gear.
while driving slowly, with the clutch down, i can move the shifter into first and second position, but the transmission won't shift and stays in 2nd gear. but i can't move the shifter into any of the other positions while driving and the clutch down.
i checked the shift rod lever and linkage below the air flow box and everything seems to look ok. with the shifter in neutral, and the transmission stuck in 2nd gear, i'm able to push the shift rod lever down and then it pops up with no downward pressure. the linkages are also loosely movable.
however, when i engage the shifter into any of the shift positions, both the shift rod lever and linkage seem to be locked into gear and not movable by hand.
any thoughts? is my transmission toast?
now my transmission is stuck in 2nd gear. when i start the car, with the clutch down, the car can be pushed and seems to be in neutral. once i let up on the clutch it begins to roll forward like in 1st gear.
while driving slowly, with the clutch down, i can move the shifter into first and second position, but the transmission won't shift and stays in 2nd gear. but i can't move the shifter into any of the other positions while driving and the clutch down.
i checked the shift rod lever and linkage below the air flow box and everything seems to look ok. with the shifter in neutral, and the transmission stuck in 2nd gear, i'm able to push the shift rod lever down and then it pops up with no downward pressure. the linkages are also loosely movable.
however, when i engage the shifter into any of the shift positions, both the shift rod lever and linkage seem to be locked into gear and not movable by hand.
any thoughts? is my transmission toast?
07-11-2006, 03:08 AM
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Can you shift into other gears while the car is off? Did you look below the rubber
shift boot to confirm nothing is binding inside? When the car is off have someone shift the car to confirm there's nothing going wrong with the linkage while you observe the movement on the top of the transmission. LMK
07-11-2006, 06:58 AM
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Well, yea, but these trannys are not like old Chevys, sorry. Mine is still in my garage, no one
wants to open it to actually see what is wrong.
I bought a used tranny from an '03 rather than try to spend hours and $$ taking it apart.
I bought a used tranny from an '03 rather than try to spend hours and $$ taking it apart.
07-11-2006, 08:15 AM
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Re: Can you shift into other gears while the car is off? Did you look below the rubber
i did look under the rubber boot and didn't notice anything broken.
i can put the shifter into other gears and the linkage seems solid, but i don't think that the transmission is actually shifting anything.
i can put the shifter into other gears and the linkage seems solid, but i don't think that the transmission is actually shifting anything.
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this happend right after i started making a left turn and shifted into 2nd gear. all of a sudden i couldn't shift into any other gear.
now my transmission is stuck in 2nd gear. when i start the car, with the clutch down, the car can be pushed and seems to be in neutral. once i let up on the clutch it begins to roll forward like in 1st gear.
while driving slowly, with the clutch down, i can move the shifter into first and second position, but the transmission won't shift and stays in 2nd gear. but i can't move the shifter into any of the other positions while driving and the clutch down.
i checked the shift rod lever and linkage below the air flow box and everything seems to look ok. with the shifter in neutral, and the transmission stuck in 2nd gear, i'm able to push the shift rod lever down and then it pops up with no downward pressure. the linkages are also loosely movable.
however, when i engage the shifter into any of the shift positions, both the shift rod lever and linkage seem to be locked into gear and not movable by hand.
any thoughts? is my transmission toast?
now my transmission is stuck in 2nd gear. when i start the car, with the clutch down, the car can be pushed and seems to be in neutral. once i let up on the clutch it begins to roll forward like in 1st gear.
while driving slowly, with the clutch down, i can move the shifter into first and second position, but the transmission won't shift and stays in 2nd gear. but i can't move the shifter into any of the other positions while driving and the clutch down.
i checked the shift rod lever and linkage below the air flow box and everything seems to look ok. with the shifter in neutral, and the transmission stuck in 2nd gear, i'm able to push the shift rod lever down and then it pops up with no downward pressure. the linkages are also loosely movable.
however, when i engage the shifter into any of the shift positions, both the shift rod lever and linkage seem to be locked into gear and not movable by hand.
any thoughts? is my transmission toast?
08-20-2020, 11:48 AM
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I know the shifter box has two linkages, one for up and down, one for left and right. I'm not sure I entirely understand the scenario you're in, but since you cant seem to go anywhere except 1st and 2nd gear, I bet looking in the shifter box for the connection to your left and right movement could be a fix. It could be disconnected from the shifter and lodged in position for 1st and 2nd
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