'88 Carrera won't shift into 2nd or 4th
03-31-2010, 12:34 PM
#16
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Thanks Pete ...
No those wheels are gone .. but it was such a cool pic i put it up there .. new it wouldn't be long before somebody said something. I thought it might be Ed first.
Thanks for the link ..
No those wheels are gone .. but it was such a cool pic i put it up there .. new it wouldn't be long before somebody said something. I thought it might be Ed first.
Thanks for the link ..
03-31-2010, 12:35 PM
#17
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Thanks. Here's some history . . . I bought the car about two years ago. The shop that I bought it from rebuilt the engine after an engine fire. It has about 150K miles and I drive it daily. There hasn't been any transmission work since I bought it. The last work done on the car was replacing the original evap lines (for a smog cert), then replacing tie rods. No work on the G50 transmission. A mechanic has told me the clutch is worn, but I don't experience any clutch-related driving problems.
Also, the car has never been valet parked, and never high-sided. And I don't keep coins in the shifter tray. Are you thinking that a coin may have fallen into the shifting linkage?
The day the problem popped up, I drove to the hospital and everything was fine. On the way back home, I was downshifting into 2nd and the shifter would only go half-way, not engaging into 2nd.
As you know, on a G50 transmission, only 2nd and 4th are on the "bottom" of the "H" shifting pattern.
1st, 3rd, 5th, and Reverse are all at the "top" of the "H" pattern.
Thanks, --Alex
Also, the car has never been valet parked, and never high-sided. And I don't keep coins in the shifter tray. Are you thinking that a coin may have fallen into the shifting linkage?
The day the problem popped up, I drove to the hospital and everything was fine. On the way back home, I was downshifting into 2nd and the shifter would only go half-way, not engaging into 2nd.
As you know, on a G50 transmission, only 2nd and 4th are on the "bottom" of the "H" shifting pattern.
1st, 3rd, 5th, and Reverse are all at the "top" of the "H" pattern.
Thanks, --Alex
03-31-2010, 01:41 PM
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Don't think it didn't cross my mind! Now I know you were just poking sticks in my cage!
03-31-2010, 05:00 PM
#19
Instructor
I highly recommend Gbox if you have to have any tranny work done. They did my G50 last year and she purrs like a kitten. Better than ever. Had them put in steel synchros as well, since she's a race car.
Hunter
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While this certainly could be in the linkage I think it is more likely that there is an issue internal to the gearbox, a shaft that is out of place could certainly cause this. While not what you probably want to hear, if the gearbox has the same amount of miles on it as the engine did, it is probably ready for a rebuild.
Let me know if I can help at all, we do these all the time.
Erik Johnson
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Let me know if I can help at all, we do these all the time.
Erik Johnson
GBox Performance Transaxles
(303) 440-8899 work
(303) 895-4828 cell
www.gboxweb.com
04-10-2010, 01:24 PM
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Success! Thanks a lot for all the posts. Peter, you were close when you asked if I keep coins in the shifter tray . . . but it wasn't a coin. Believe it or not, it was a nailcutter that fell into the crack between the shifter boot and the tray.
I didn't have to remove the center console all the way . . . just enough to look at the linkage. It was a no-cost repair, woohoo! Thanks again for the advice and the linkage diagram. Much appreciated, amigos. Have a good day ;D
I didn't have to remove the center console all the way . . . just enough to look at the linkage. It was a no-cost repair, woohoo! Thanks again for the advice and the linkage diagram. Much appreciated, amigos. Have a good day ;D
04-10-2010, 01:45 PM
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Another unintended hijcack. I am the new and very happy owner of a youthful 1988 Turbo (9K miles). I have a 997.1S as a DD, but this has been on my lifelong list of cars I've wanted to own. It seems to be virtually new in every way. Just passed CA smog with new-car specs.
My question is about shifting in to reverse. If I shift quickly, there is a grinding sound. Horrible. So I just gently and slowly slip it in to reverse and all sounds fine. I just want to know if this is a concern. Is there a synchro problem? Is there no synchro in reverse and thus this is normal?
Thanks in advance and again, sorry for the hijack.
My question is about shifting in to reverse. If I shift quickly, there is a grinding sound. Horrible. So I just gently and slowly slip it in to reverse and all sounds fine. I just want to know if this is a concern. Is there a synchro problem? Is there no synchro in reverse and thus this is normal?
Thanks in advance and again, sorry for the hijack.
04-10-2010, 06:54 PM
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Success! Thanks a lot for all the posts. Peter, you were close when you asked if I keep coins in the shifter tray . . . but it wasn't a coin. Believe it or not, it was a nailcutter that fell into the crack between the shifter boot and the tray.
I didn't have to remove the center console all the way . . . just enough to look at the linkage. It was a no-cost repair, woohoo! Thanks again for the advice and the linkage diagram. Much appreciated, amigos. Have a good day ;D
I didn't have to remove the center console all the way . . . just enough to look at the linkage. It was a no-cost repair, woohoo! Thanks again for the advice and the linkage diagram. Much appreciated, amigos. Have a good day ;D
Doyle
04-11-2010, 01:28 AM
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Verde,
having two nice cars as you have and asking for advise and not being a member? What's holding you back?
What transmission oil are you running? A lot of people who seemingly have minor synchro issues switch to Redline 75-90NS and their grinding goes away.
http://www.redlineoil.com/Products.aspx?pcid=7
having two nice cars as you have and asking for advise and not being a member? What's holding you back?
What transmission oil are you running? A lot of people who seemingly have minor synchro issues switch to Redline 75-90NS and their grinding goes away.
http://www.redlineoil.com/Products.aspx?pcid=7
