difficult into 1st and 3rd

[Zultane]

I finally got my clutch drag issues fixed. After changing all my hydraulics, and putting in a new clutch. It ended up being a engine to transmission bolt that the previous owner never put back in.

Now I have a new issue. Its difficult to get into both 1st, and 3rd. Initially, it was fine. But after driving it for a day, it got hard to shift. It just pops back out. It doesn't "click" in. I adjusted the cable. And that worked, for a little while yesterday. It was working good, this morning, it's doing it again. I followed the instructions per the repair manual about just twisting the adjuster.

Is there some sort of locking nut that holds it in place once I get it to where it needs to be? It seems odd to me that I would just spin it, then that be it. I suspect that it just loosened itself back up.

Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

 

[Colt4G63 also]

Yeah there are locking nuts on the cable adjusters. You certainly should tighten them.

 

[rezalas]

If you're missing a locking nut, you could always grab one from a hardware shop that fits and toss it on. I've added a few extra screws, locking nuts, and spacers to my eclipse to make everything function smoother. Another good one to add is sound deadening below the rear bench. You'd be surprised how well that works 0.0

 

[Zultane]

Alright, so after checking again. I readjusted. I maxed the adjuster literally all the way to the Max. I still couldn't get the lever in the console to hit the "stopper" (according to the book) for 1st, 3rd, or 5th. So, here's my next question.

That long connector. Splice, whatever you want to call it. the piece the cable, and. The bushing thread into for the adjustment. Can i get a longer one? That would be able to make it go back far enough?

I believe this assembly is a short throw of some sort. Leading me to believe they never tried to fix the adjustment for it.

 

[91-GS]

It almost sounds like a bent or a broken shift fork inside (going by the fact that it worked, you re-adjusted and it worked some more, and now it's not working). Easy way to test that would be to unhook both cables from tranny and work the shift levers on it. If one is catching/binding/does nothing, there's your problem. If not, go through the gears from driver's seat (cables still unhooked) and see if there are issues in shifter or cables.

 

[Zultane]

I'll check that when I get home. From what I remember, it was going In 3rd at the trans. Assuming it is a bent fork, how much is involved with changing it? Or am I better off sending it to jacks, and them rebuilding it?