no 1st or 2nd gear

[nellystyle]

Ok...I haven't had a problem w/ my talon for over a year so I can't complain.

I have a b&m short shift kit @50% and lately it has been VERY rough to shift both side to side and all around basic movement. Well today it was like shifting through a box of rocks. I took the console out, and sprayed some lubricant on the sprint, and some of the washers. It moved a little easier, so I figured it just needed to be lubed up and would get better with each shift.

Wrong...backing out the driveway I put it in what i thought was 1st. its 3rd, almost stall out, but get it going, end up a at a church parking lot where I left it and got a ride home.

Here's the problem..WHAT THE #### IS WRONG?? No signs of tranny problem, I was driving home from the mall and from work all day before i put lube on it. .. Another thing I noticed was that the shifter, when moving it all the way left to go to 1st/2nd, will go VERY far, further than it every used to go.

Anyone have ideas? I do NOT want to have this piece of shit towed somewhere...

Any ideas would be great guys, thanks!

Nelson.

 

[Old Mitsu Tech]

First, you need to determine if it's your shifter or transmission. If the mounting bolts come loose or come out it can cause travel to be excessive.

Disconnect the cables from the transmission and see if you can manually move it through the gears. Being careful to block the vehicle and apply the park brake.

If that's not it and everything else looks good, you are possibly looking at pulling the transmission. Inside of the trans it could most likely be a shifter fork.

But you wouldn't know for sure until it was apart and you are looking inside. Be sure to eliminate all the exterior things first.

Good Luck

 

[nellystyle]

the mounting bolts that hold the shifter assembly to the floor or the mounting bolts on the tranny?