5th gear problem, and wth is this brown goo in my trans

[ilco187]

Well i have 1-4 and R the trans DOES have 5th gear but it grinds to all hell but if i jam punch it in and let the clutch out it grinds 3-4 times then grabs. but then on decel it pops out. i pulled the cover and it has thick brown goo with looks like water??? checked everything out no chipped teeth, nothing broke, nuts tight, and cables are aligned right and nothing is obstructing it...

hope i covered it all, i searched but all links are dead and nothing sounds like what im having...

 

[ilco187]

And lately its been hard to get out of gears.

ok well heres some pics.

 

[pauleyman]

I don't know what got in there but it looks like you need a teardown. Drive through some deep water?

 

[cl1ckclack]

possibly flush the system with new fluid to try and get all the water out?

 

[ilco187]

Bought it like this, i think i figured out the 5th gear problem the 5th gear nut is finger tight. and its supposed to be torqued 110 lbs.

 

[ed1380]

That's a common problem. Torque it down and lock the nut down.

as for the goo. fill it with atf and drive for 10-20 miles. Drain and repeat.

 

[ilco187]

Ok i have torqued the end nuts down, adjusted the cables, at slow speeds about 25 mph it will go in 5th with a little grinding, but at 55 mph it will not for anything go in.

 

[bastarddsm]

That transmission is junk. It has never had the oil changed and has been full of water. That brown stuff is old oil and rust. The bearings are all going to be rusty and pitted, and will fail soon if they havn't allready.

 

[ilco187]

Ok update, i filled the trans with some heavy 85-150 gear lube for now, the shift fork when you shift into 5th seems weird, if i push on the gear with my finger 5th engages. its like the assembly between the 5th shift fork is wobbly?

Does anyone have a pic of the entire 5th assembly apart so i can see what is missing or needs looked at.