6 speed won't go into 1st, 3rd and 5th
#1
6 speed won't go into 1st, 3rd and 5th
Bought a second 6 speed, seller said it came out of a perfectly working NB8B. He's quite a trustworthy guy but the problem is that I've just installed the box and sometimes it won't go into 1st, 3rd and 5th, ie all the upper gears of the H gate pattern.
My car is still on jack stands and has been for the past two weeks, its got a new motor and just finishing of wiring and other bits and pieces.
This is the second time its done it, the first was when i first put the box in and filled it with oil. It went into gear fine and then all of a sudden it wouldn't.
Left it for a day, came back and it was fine again, and now it's happening again.
I haven't tried to force the gear lever into gear so I'm pretty sure I didn't make things worse.
I'm clueless as to what is going on.
Any ideas?
My car is still on jack stands and has been for the past two weeks, its got a new motor and just finishing of wiring and other bits and pieces.
This is the second time its done it, the first was when i first put the box in and filled it with oil. It went into gear fine and then all of a sudden it wouldn't.
Left it for a day, came back and it was fine again, and now it's happening again.
I haven't tried to force the gear lever into gear so I'm pretty sure I didn't make things worse.
I'm clueless as to what is going on.
Any ideas?
#2
Is the engine running?
If the engine isn't running and the input shaft of the transmission isn't moving, your complaints are unfounded.
Example: lay your hands on the table so that your fingers on each hand are pointed towards the other hand...like gears.
Now move your hands toward each other, except instead of meshing your fingers, push your fingertips into each other and press hard.
It doesn't work, does it?
Can't get the engine running? Have a friend turn the driveshaft while you're trying to shift into gear.
If the engine isn't running and the input shaft of the transmission isn't moving, your complaints are unfounded.
Example: lay your hands on the table so that your fingers on each hand are pointed towards the other hand...like gears.
Now move your hands toward each other, except instead of meshing your fingers, push your fingertips into each other and press hard.
It doesn't work, does it?
Can't get the engine running? Have a friend turn the driveshaft while you're trying to shift into gear.
#5
My buddy's transmission had issues with Reverse, then fifth. We swapped out the transmission. When looking over his original stuff to see if he could find what went wrong, he noticed the shifter itself was bent. From the large ball down to the bushing.
Pull the shifter and take a look. The bushing could also be broken and fell into inconvenient places.
Pull the shifter and take a look. The bushing could also be broken and fell into inconvenient places.
#12
guise...
idiot of the year award goes to me
one of the three 10mm bolts that holds the lower shifter dust boot fell into the turret
I remember missing a bolt at like 2am in the morning when i was still working on my car
After not being able to find it, and not phasing me too much, i grabbed another from my bucket of spare bolts.
I'm glad I didn't force the lever, I could have jammed the bolt even more. Was able to grab it out with a magnetic pickup tool.
Yeah.
So so so stupid
idiot of the year award goes to me
one of the three 10mm bolts that holds the lower shifter dust boot fell into the turret
I remember missing a bolt at like 2am in the morning when i was still working on my car
After not being able to find it, and not phasing me too much, i grabbed another from my bucket of spare bolts.
I'm glad I didn't force the lever, I could have jammed the bolt even more. Was able to grab it out with a magnetic pickup tool.
Yeah.
So so so stupid
#13
guise...
idiot of the year award goes to me
one of the three 10mm bolts that holds the lower shifter dust boot fell into the turret
I remember missing a bolt at like 2am in the morning when i was still working on my car
After not being able to find it, and not phasing me too much, i grabbed another from my bucket of spare bolts.
I'm glad I didn't force the lever, I could have jammed the bolt even more. Was able to grab it out with a magnetic pickup tool.
Yeah.
So so so stupid
idiot of the year award goes to me
one of the three 10mm bolts that holds the lower shifter dust boot fell into the turret
I remember missing a bolt at like 2am in the morning when i was still working on my car
After not being able to find it, and not phasing me too much, i grabbed another from my bucket of spare bolts.
I'm glad I didn't force the lever, I could have jammed the bolt even more. Was able to grab it out with a magnetic pickup tool.
Yeah.
So so so stupid
Well glad you got it figured out lol.
I was literally about to go out in the garage and pull off the shifter from my 6speed out there to compare it to the one you posted
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