stevo0525GT Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 So I was driving down the street the other day and when I went to shift to 3rd it wouldn't go and 4th wouldn't either. The shifter would go into place but it wouldn't engage. 1st 2nd reverse and 5th works but 3rd and 4th do not engage. I was thinking that my 3rd and 4th just broke and shattered and are at the bottom of my transmission box but before I go drop 2000 dollars I wanted to be certain. Has anyone had similar problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo0525GT Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Btw I do have a ppg gear box from andrewtech automotive. Helical cut gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated bucko3the7man Posted December 23, 2012 I Donated Share Posted December 23, 2012 Sounds like the 3-4 arm is gone. No problems with any other gears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo0525GT Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Nope no problems at all. So would I have to replace the whole 3rd and 4th gear then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated bucko3the7man Posted December 24, 2012 I Donated Share Posted December 24, 2012 Nope just the lever that engages them. There are three of these, one for 1-2, one for 3-4 and one for 5-r . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo0525GT Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 What would the lever be called? And if it was the lever would it go into gear without the clutch still and just not engage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo0525GT Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Would that be the selector fork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo0525GT Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 No it was in there when I bought it. And I haven't done any transmission work on my car yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Shifter "forks", riding on shifter "rails". P/N Specifics here. http://static.opposedforces.com/epc_img/366495113002.png - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo0525GT Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 So is there anyway to determine which one it is without dropping out the whole transmission or is that the only way? Just so I can get this done as fast as possible without having my car out of commission for too long. If not does anyone know any good transmission shops that are trustworthy around Littleton/sw Denver area?80128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Not helping here, but have you been driving without 3rd and 4th for nearly a month now? If yes, you must have pushed your car hard in 2nd to reach 5th . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo0525GT Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Yeah ha only way to get to work it sucks and is hard on my engine but its the only way I can make money for this ha. I have to take it to nearly 5000 rpm to shift it ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Check with BAC5.2 - he's our go-to transmission guy and is familiar with Andrewtech's work. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Check with BAC5.2 - he's our go-to transmission guy and is familiar with Andrewtech's work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp0412 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I would start with inspecting the linkage parts you can see from under the car and make sure that everything looks ok and is moving properly when shifting. I would however assume that it is because it works fine in 1,2 and 5th. Assuming that the external part of the linkage is fine then the problem most likely lies with the selector fork which is inside the trans. The only way to get to this and fix it is to drop the trans and split the case. I believe that PPG makes billet selector forks because the stock ones occasionally do fail. You can replace the stock fork with another stock one or the aftermarket ppg ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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