shift problems

[risnerry]

well it all started with 5th gear and it would pop out. (which i read the vfaq for, just havent had time to do it) until like 2 days ago. it got stuck in 5th gear and it acted like it was in nutral but it was in 5th.. i had to play with it for awhile and i got it out. thats when i started to ask some buddys and they said possible shift leankage. but i really dont know anything about them so ive been waiting for one of them to print off something off shopkey. but today when it was in nutral when i tried moving it side to side it kept gettin caught. like if i was in second gettin ready to shift to third i would be right in nutral gettin ready to push over and up and it was really hard to push over.

what should i look at to figure out this problem? ive searched a little on here and on vfaqs but i really dont know what to look for? any links or just about anything could help me. i really dont know much about stick so bear with me please. thanks

 

[nuclearr]

Sounds like the link bushings are bad you need to replace them here is a link to how to intsall skate bearings as a replacement.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...w-make-your-own-shifter-cable-stiffeners.html

 

[Silver 95 GST]

I suggest you pull off your center console and examine the shifter assembly. This would be agood time to get rid of all the play in your shifter too:

You can replace your vibration dampeners (rubber discs) with some washers. This will take the slop out of your shifter.

 

[nuclearr]

Yeah I forgot to mention the shifter as well.

 

[risnerry]

ok thanks that should help me out a lot. ### i was just about clueless

 

[cds1320]

i had the same problem it ended up the bearings were gone and one of my cables were broke

 

[risnerry]

well now my 5th gear is stuck in the slot and it acts like its in nutral and i cant get it out. and i checked all the bushings and everything seems right. i looked at the vfaq about shifter movement in 5th http://www.geocities.com/qwik93awd/Vfaq/shifter.htm you think that could be my problem and get it out of 5th?

 

[jdombrow]

similar problem with mine awile ago check shift linkage, its on the block

 

[jdombrow]

to be more specific its on the passenger side. If you can have someone wiggle the shifter its easy to spot, just make sure its mounted on the block, they tend to loosen up, in my case the whole bracket popped off.

 

[risnerry]

well i did all that.. then i found the bad news like the whole side of my tranny blew out

so that brings me now to the question is there anyway to fix that without replacing the whole trans?