? About an '85 4-Speed.........

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Jun 29, 2009 | 04:25 PM

Laguna Blu

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? About an '85 4-Speed.........

On ocassion the shifter will pop out of 2nd gear and into neutral, I can feel it happening and not sure what to do. It seems to happen rarely and only while coasting and not while under hard acceleration. The car is an '85 with 85K original miles. I believe that cluthch and all components are stock as is the engine and drivetrain. Is this an indication of a specific area on the flywheel that is bad? It seems to only happen while in second gear and only once in a while. Will a swap of clutch fluid do anything to alleveiate the problem, I was told that these are hydraulic clutches and not something that can be adjusted via a cable like on my '87 Mustang 5-Speed? I'm trying to avoid a teardown since the problem is so intermittent. Thanks in advance.

Jun 29, 2009 | 05:22 PM

0Paul Ruggeri

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It wouldn't be anything with the clutch. It could be the shifter linkage is worn or out of adjustment or an internal problem.

Jun 29, 2009 | 06:37 PM

Laguna Blu

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Nothing to do with the flywheel teeth, thats good. Where would I begin to look, shifter itself?

Jun 29, 2009 | 07:00 PM

hurricanejames

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You are looking at either worn shifting forks or worn engagement dogs in your transmission. When you are not under load (coasting), it allows the gears to slip out of engagement popping it out of gear.