Cannot get into 6th gear
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Cannot get into 6th gear
I took my car out for a spin last night and was unable to put in 6th gear. It went 1/2 way in and I could feel a little grinding, so of course drove around the rest of the night in 5th 
When I parked it last week, everything was fine. Is there a linkage adjustment or something? I did race a mustang last weekend and wheel hopped a bunch in 1st. Car has a couple bolt ons and is an 01 with 23k miles. Thanks for any help. Rich
When I parked it last week, everything was fine. Is there a linkage adjustment or something? I did race a mustang last weekend and wheel hopped a bunch in 1st. Car has a couple bolt ons and is an 01 with 23k miles. Thanks for any help. Rich
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I took my car out for a spin last night and was unable to put in 6th gear. It went 1/2 way in and I could feel a little grinding, so of course drove around the rest of the night in 5th When I parked it last week, everything was fine. Is there a linkage adjustment or something? I did race a mustang last weekend and wheel hopped a bunch in 1st. Car has a couple bolt ons and is an 01 with 23k miles. Thanks for any help. Rich
When I parked it last week, everything was fine. Is there a linkage adjustment or something? I did race a mustang last weekend and wheel hopped a bunch in 1st. Car has a couple bolt ons and is an 01 with 23k miles. Thanks for any help. RichIf you have a stock shifter there is an alignment pin in the front of the shifter, but based on what you are saying it sounds like a bad synchro.
I would contact Rodney or Todd at RPM tranny.
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Thanks Cenzo, I will try the adjustment procedure. It was really freaky that I had the issue yesterday, but not the last time I drove it. I just bought it about 500 miles ago. Once again, thanks, and I will check back in after I adjudt it!! 
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It sounds like you have a bad fork or synchro. If you can get all of your other gears and just not 6th, I don't think any adjustment is going to make a difference.
Good Luck.
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Car ran fine, no grind, no nothing. I raced a mustang, had a bunch of wheel hop in first last time I drove it and now nothing. The shifter goes all the way back like it is in it's position. If I had a bad syncro I would be able to put it in gear with motor off, or am I wrong about that? If it had a bad fork, would it let the stick go into position? I am not forcing it at all. Also, it looks as though there is an adjustment made from under the car,or am I seeing it wrong. Thanks for everyone's input!! Rich
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No there is no adjustment from under the car for your shifter. You might have seen a reference to the Anti venom mod?
Anyway, I'd try to allign the shifter and see what you have... If you want a comprehensive version PM me your EMil address.
Tim
Anyway, I'd try to allign the shifter and see what you have... If you want a comprehensive version PM me your EMil address.
Tim
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Car ran fine, no grind, no nothing. I raced a mustang, had a bunch of wheel hop in first last time I drove it and now nothing. The shifter goes all the way back like it is in it's position. If I had a bad syncro I would be able to put it in gear with motor off, or am I wrong about that? If it had a bad fork, would it let the stick go into position? I am not forcing it at all. Also, it looks as though there is an adjustment made from under the car,or am I seeing it wrong. Thanks for everyone's input!! Rich
Sorry didn't catch the no grind. Probably a bent fork that won't go back far enough to engage the sixth gear, only way to figure it out what is wrong will be to R&R the tranny.
I highly doubt it is a shifter alignment problem as all of the other gears work fine.
Do use an after-market shifter with stops ?
23k miles??
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Also, feels like gear shifter goes into fork, and when I release the clutch, slight grind, like it is barely sitting on gear. I push in clutch and try to get it in again, same.
