Transmission???
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Le Mans Master
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From: PALM COAST Flordia
Transmission???
My 6 speed (C5) went out on me yesterday, I could not shift into 1,3,5 or R and when I tried all I got was grinding, had to drive 30 miles home with 2,4 and 6. Could this be the shifter (Hurst) or did the Trans go. I guess the first thing I should check is the shifter, has this happened to anyone else ? Thanks for all your help in advance
I also posted this in the tech section
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I am having the same issue in our WS6 and in my case I am leading to a clutch issue.
I have to shut off the car to put in 1st and reverse.
I have to shut off the car to put in 1st and reverse.
Race Director
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From: oregon
sounds very much like a clutch issue. if the car still drives and isn't vibrating like a mad man the master and slave would be my first suspect. the clutch master cylinder works exactly like a brake master and when it goes the clutch stays engaged 100% of the time
typically this would mean that if you start the car in gear it takes off the second you crank it
typically this would mean that if you start the car in gear it takes off the second you crank it
Team Owner
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Check the Hurst first.
I had this happen to me years ago when I first installed the Hurst shifter and lost 1,3,5, and R on the way to a Vette get-together at a dyno shop in Buford, GA. When I got there, I borrowed a couple of tools from one of the dyno shop mechanics and pulled the shifter boot off to see if the setscrew stop on the base was blocking the shaft. Sure enough, the front stop had worked its way in almost all the way and was blocking the shifter from engaging the gears that are selected when I pushed the shaft forward. I backed the setscrew out and ended up taking them out altogether to keep it from happening again. They're really only needed as safety stops if you bang gears hard - for instance, during the 1/4.
Just sayin' - you should check that first before tearing into your gearbox or clutch.
I had this happen to me years ago when I first installed the Hurst shifter and lost 1,3,5, and R on the way to a Vette get-together at a dyno shop in Buford, GA. When I got there, I borrowed a couple of tools from one of the dyno shop mechanics and pulled the shifter boot off to see if the setscrew stop on the base was blocking the shaft. Sure enough, the front stop had worked its way in almost all the way and was blocking the shifter from engaging the gears that are selected when I pushed the shaft forward. I backed the setscrew out and ended up taking them out altogether to keep it from happening again. They're really only needed as safety stops if you bang gears hard - for instance, during the 1/4.
Just sayin' - you should check that first before tearing into your gearbox or clutch.
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My 6 speed (C5) went out on me yesterday, I could not shift into 1,3,5 or R and when I tried all I got was grinding, had to drive 30 miles home with 2,4 and 6. Could this be the shifter (Hurst) or did the Trans go. I guess the first thing I should check is the shifter, has this happened to anyone else ? Thanks for all your help in advance
I also posted this in the tech section
I also posted this in the tech section
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: PALM COAST Flordia
Check the Hurst first.
I had this happen to me years ago when I first installed the Hurst shifter and lost 1,3,5, and R on the way to a Vette get-together at a dyno shop in Buford, GA. When I got there, I borrowed a couple of tools from one of the dyno shop mechanics and pulled the shifter boot off to see if the setscrew stop on the base was blocking the shaft. Sure enough, the front stop had worked its way in almost all the way and was blocking the shifter from engaging the gears that are selected when I pushed the shaft forward. I backed the setscrew out and ended up taking them out altogether to keep it from happening again. They're really only needed as safety stops if you bang gears hard - for instance, during the 1/4.
Just sayin' - you should check that first before tearing into your gearbox or clutch.
I had this happen to me years ago when I first installed the Hurst shifter and lost 1,3,5, and R on the way to a Vette get-together at a dyno shop in Buford, GA. When I got there, I borrowed a couple of tools from one of the dyno shop mechanics and pulled the shifter boot off to see if the setscrew stop on the base was blocking the shaft. Sure enough, the front stop had worked its way in almost all the way and was blocking the shifter from engaging the gears that are selected when I pushed the shaft forward. I backed the setscrew out and ended up taking them out altogether to keep it from happening again. They're really only needed as safety stops if you bang gears hard - for instance, during the 1/4.
Just sayin' - you should check that first before tearing into your gearbox or clutch.
Thanks again guys, it was the set screw. Funny that my mechanic said it would be 12 hours for the trans to R&R- It has to be synchronization of the gears, anyway a 3 grand job was fixed with a .89 cent bolt and about an hour of my time. This forum continues to be the best on the web and has solved problems for me since day 1.
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Thanks again guys, it was the set screw. Funny that my mechanic said it would be 12 hours for the trans to R&R- It has to be synchronization of the gears, anyway a 3 grand job was fixed with a .89 cent bolt and about an hour of my time. This forum continues to be the best on the web and has solved problems for me since day 1.
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