linkage ??? It also sticks now when I put it in reverse?
Lost 3rd & 4th gear
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Lost 3rd & 4th gear
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. ??????
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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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. ??????
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. ??????
Just remove the side cover from the 4 speed section and you will find the front lever broken.
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Forget the console, it's internal in the transmission!
Get it up in the air and remove the side cover from the gearbox and yes it'll leak 80w gear oil out when the cover is removed.
But this is where the problem is............
Get it up in the air and remove the side cover from the gearbox and yes it'll leak 80w gear oil out when the cover is removed.
But this is where the problem is............
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If you can't locate the side cover, that's because there isn't one. The older style transmissions (Muncies, Saginaws, etc) with exterior mechanical operating linkages had them. The T-56s we have use an "internal rail" shift mechanism and the transmission has to be removed and torn down to visually inspect for any gear/synchro damage, etc.
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If you can't locate the side cover, that's because there isn't one. The older style transmissions (Muncies, Saginaws, etc) with exterior mechanical operating linkages had them. The T-56s we have use an "internal rail" shift mechanism and the transmission has to be removed and torn down to visually inspect for any gear/synchro damage, etc.
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And it does have a side cover, trust me on this!
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