Hard to shift - what can cause?
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Macungie PA
My car was doing the same thing. They dropped the transmission to look at it and saw no issues at all.
Still was doing it so I took it back in for service and told the tech to "drive the car hard" to duplicate it! ... My problem is when you would drive hard and come to a stop you couldn't get the car back in first.
Long story short: Shift Linkage adjustment and now all is fine.
Still was doing it so I took it back in for service and told the tech to "drive the car hard" to duplicate it! ... My problem is when you would drive hard and come to a stop you couldn't get the car back in first.
Long story short: Shift Linkage adjustment and now all is fine.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Shift Linkage Adjustment
1] Apply the parking brake.
2] Remove the shift control closeout boot. Refer to Shift Control Shift Closeout Boot Replacement .
3] Place the shifter into NEUTRAL.
4] Press down to engage the shift control neutral lock pin.
5] Loosen the transmission shift rod clamp bolt.
6] Loosen the shift control mounting bolts.
7] Check that the shift control locator (on the underside of the shift control) is installed into the shifter bracket on the side of the driveline support assembly.
8] Tighten the shift control mounting bolts. Tighten the shift control mounting bolts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
9] Tighten the transmission shift rod clamp bolt.
Tighten the transmission shift rod clamp bolt to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
10] Lift to release the shift control neutral lock pin.
11] Install the shift control closeout boot. Refer to Shift Control Shift Closeout Boot Replacement .
12] Release the parking brake.
1] Apply the parking brake.
2] Remove the shift control closeout boot. Refer to Shift Control Shift Closeout Boot Replacement .
3] Place the shifter into NEUTRAL.
4] Press down to engage the shift control neutral lock pin.
5] Loosen the transmission shift rod clamp bolt.
6] Loosen the shift control mounting bolts.
7] Check that the shift control locator (on the underside of the shift control) is installed into the shifter bracket on the side of the driveline support assembly.
8] Tighten the shift control mounting bolts. Tighten the shift control mounting bolts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
9] Tighten the transmission shift rod clamp bolt.
Tighten the transmission shift rod clamp bolt to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
10] Lift to release the shift control neutral lock pin.
11] Install the shift control closeout boot. Refer to Shift Control Shift Closeout Boot Replacement .
12] Release the parking brake.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 109
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From: IL
Originally Posted by eison
Driving my car for the first extended period since Helen Keller hit me (hard T-bone to rear passenger side), I noticed that the shifter (which used to be a great perfectly smooth shift) now resists going into gear (any/all of them, from Neutral). Twice it has refused to go into 1st or reverse (not just the normal reverse lock-out). It scares me to have to force the shifter into gear, since I don't know why it's happening.
It's at the shop now, but they're talking about replacing it because transmissions are 'too hard' to work on. It's only got 6500 miles + one good jarring hit from an idiot; is there some other stuff I can ask the shop to try first before pulling the whole thing?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=132290 is the only thread I found that sounds similar. c4c5specialist mentioned 'you should perform a shifter adjustment first', so I'll mention that, but more suggestions and more detail would be welcome (I'm also afraid if I say 'please perform a shifter adjustment' they'll look at me like I'm an idiot or not have a clue what I mean; I am an idiot on these cars so far, but would like to fix that to some extent).
Thanks,
David
It's at the shop now, but they're talking about replacing it because transmissions are 'too hard' to work on. It's only got 6500 miles + one good jarring hit from an idiot; is there some other stuff I can ask the shop to try first before pulling the whole thing?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=132290 is the only thread I found that sounds similar. c4c5specialist mentioned 'you should perform a shifter adjustment first', so I'll mention that, but more suggestions and more detail would be welcome (I'm also afraid if I say 'please perform a shifter adjustment' they'll look at me like I'm an idiot or not have a clue what I mean; I am an idiot on these cars so far, but would like to fix that to some extent).
Thanks,
David
