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
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
YES! First area of concern is the shifter and shifter bushings The bolts in the shift box have also been known to pull out of the lower box!
The lower Box and the shift handle flange should be mounted FIRM and have little to NO movement when you move the shift handle
The lower Box and the shift handle flange should be mounted FIRM and have little to NO movement when you move the shift handle
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Posted this in the General section in your thread there. Here again for convenience.
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.
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.
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
Posted this in the General section in your thread there. Here again for convenience.
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.
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.
Bill
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Le Mans Master
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From: PALM COAST Flordia
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.
