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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Everything was fine on saturday untill I went for a drive to the store. .. Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere I lost 3rd & 4th gear ??? No warning, just wouldn't shift into either gear I have an 87' w/the 4+3 manual transmission . I noticed a few weeks ago that the slave cylinder is leaking so my 1st guess was that i might have ran outta fluid. Checked & it wasn't even low . . . The master has been recently replaced so I'm pretty sure its good. ??????
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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The first thing I would do is crawl under the car and see if your shift arm (linkage) has come off the trans.

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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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While you're under there, if the linkage is on, check to see if moving the lever engages the gears.
I just lost 1st and 2nd gears because the connector to the shift fork broke. Just getting it all back together now.
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