[Shotimes] Lost 5th gear

[Erik Balser]

First verify whether it's an internal or external problem, by disconnecting
the rod shifter, and trying to shift it through the gears by the input
shaft.  If that's ok you're probably lucky and the rod shifter is probably
messed up somewhere.  If it still won't shift into 5th by the input shaft,
I'd guess either the 5th gear fork or synchro.  Good luck, and I hope
everything works out for you.

'95 MTX
Erik B.
http://webpages.charter.net/masho95
----- Original Message -----
From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Lost 5th gear


> Drove home today from Madison to La Crosse, 140 miles.  Threat of a
snowstorm
> hanging over me the whole way, and sure enough it was coming down heavy
the
> last 50 miles.
>
> The tranny was making funny noises but I dared not stop.  Around Camp
Douglas,
> I lost 5th gear.  Just try to shift into 5th and there's a terrible
> shuddering.  Drove home the rest of the way in 4th, which was not an
> inconvenience because I had to go slow anyway.
>
> I'm a bit dejected.  This tranny has about 12K on a Courtney rebuild, and
only
> 3K on a Quaiffe install by Courtney.  I'm hoping he'll make some sort of
> concession.
>
> I suspect a bearing.  Anyone know what would fail that I would lose 5th
only?
> Reverse and 1-4 seem okay.
>
> Joseph van Oss
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