[Shotimes] Lost 5th gear

[Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes]

That's bad times.  This isn't the one from my car is it?

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:49 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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