[T3] Stick Shift Issues

[Jaz Jarzewiak]

Thanks. I'll check that right now. Just got off work. Guess I just jack up the car and set the jack stands and then get under to check? What would I see wrong if it is that?

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> On May 10, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 5/10/2014 11:35:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> jazfloyd at gmail.com writes:
> 
> But yesterday my problem got a lot worse.
> 
> I was going up a  hill in Atlanta traffic when the stick shift just seemed
> to loose all of  its gear set.  I couldn't get it in first, it felt like the
> shifter  wouldn't even go up anywhere past neutral.  There felt like there
> were  two gears downwards or something, but I could only get it into what  I
> thought was first or second by going where second usually was.  I  couldn't
> find reverse when I needed to leave a parking lot and had to get  two people
> to help push me out of my spot with the clutch in.
> 
> Is  this the shift plate issue, or something worse? Other than  the
> synchronization issues downshifting, I haven't had any issues  with
> transmission.
> 
> 
> The first place I'd look at is the shift coupler. There may or may not be  
> a cover under the car (center of the pans, between the end of the pan and 
> the  front subframe mount). I'd look to see if the set screw (trans side) is 
> still  in place, and tight. Then I'd look at the front side of the coupler, 
> along  with the pads and thru screw in the coupler.  
> 
> Bob 65  Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
> 64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
> 71  Square-vert under  construction
> 
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