I replace my transmission and my 2nd gear doesn't grind no more and all gears shift prefect when the front wheels was off the floor. But when i test drive it 3rd gear goes in once in a while and fifth doesn't go in at all. Same problem with old transmissions. I'm thinking it has to do with the shift rod or stick shift. Clutch is working good. Can it be that the clutch line is not holding enough pressure? It does have lots of wrinkles on the lines but no leaks

 

I think i going to adjust the clutch pedal

 

There isn't really any adjustment in our clutch pedals. What exactly will you be adjusting? The clutch master cylinder rod length?

I bet it's not properly bled or the rod length is not quite rite

 

Yea I'm planning to bleed it again and also correct the rod. But it feels great to have all my gears working. After this i can start my turbo project i had on hold.

 

It didn't work. Fifth gear still won't go in. Starting to think it's something to do with the shift rod. It feels like it's at the entrance but it won't reach all the way in gear. Clutch shift ok. I don't think it's the clutch. Is only a year old. SOMETIMES for 1st gear i have to hold down the clutch shift to 2nd then to 1st. To go in. It's like 1st,3rd,5th gears have trouble reaching the gear. And they all shift forward. Maybe something is blocking it. Any suggestions

 

Have you inspected your clutch fork? No cracks or anything?

 

I don't think it's the fork cuz it was doing this on my orginal tranny. I doubt that my used one i installed would have same problem. I think something is blocking it from going in further or the clutch is bad. I never heard of a bad clutch still shifting ok but won't go in gear

 

Your fork is not inside the transmission. Are you saying your used transmission came with a fork and you kept that one on it when you installed it?

 

I used the fork that came with used tranny. I bearing was in great shape so i used it again. The new tranny shift better then my old one is just the 5tg gear doesn't go in. Both tranny have the 5th gear problem. So i don't think the tranny is the problem since the beginning. My orginal tranny only had 1 issue, it would grind when shifting to 2nd gear other then that tranny was good. I guess i have a good spare tranny wick I'll get the 2nd gear synchro fixed. If all gears go in but 5th doesn't, it can't be because of a bleeding issue right?

 

Bleeding issues can definitely give inconsistent hard-to-get-into-gear issues. Are you certain your bleeding procedure is up to par? Is your shifter bushing in good shape? I used to have a lot of trouble getting into 3rd gear and it was because the shifter bushing was really deteriorated and sagging.

 

Shifter is making noise: http://youtu.be/_EX2krHzkXA

Here a video of something maybe related to my bushing or 5th gear problem

 

Yes your shifter is sagging and hitting the heat shield. I would bet money your shifter bushing is trashed thus letting your shifter sag. It shouldn't be able to move up and down like that. Pull off your shift boot surround and have a look. There is a rubber peice a few inches long that spans the side to side distance of the opening with a bolt through it that holds up the shifter assembly. I bet that rubber piece is trashed and letting the whole thing sag.

You can buy a complete new shifter assembly deal from Nissan still for something like 35 bucks (at least a couple years back) which has the new bushing in it.

 

https://i.imgur.com/IMNCFxK.png

Can you pin point which one you talking about? And can i install this kit through the inside of the car? I'll buy the kit today

 

http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...0087073&alt=we

Check if this what you taking about

 

You need the "holder bracket" from that link. That link doesn't show the part very well, but the bushing comes as one piece WITH the "holder bracket". I was able to repair mine by encasing it entirely with urethane but it's quite tedious and messy work and new complete units are still available.

This is what you need: http://nissanpartsasap.com/nissanpar...artcode=34560N

It installs from the top but the studs aim downwards so you have to remove/tighten the nuts from the bottom. It's not very hard though and IIRC you don't need to remove the cat, just the heat shield.

That's not it, see above.

Before buying that, first verify yours is bad. Pull your shifter surround up and then also pull up that inner boot around the shifter and check out that bushing. I bet it's super cracked and sagging.

 

3rd gen nissan maxima shifter bushing crack: http://youtu.be/YXbvv3WI4J4



You was right. Thank you so much

Pm me your facebook name so we can keep in touch with my turbo project

 

Wow that thing is trashed. No wonder you have such issues getting it into gear. I bet it's borderline undriveable in that condition. I know you swapped transmissions but unfortunately this bushing was almost certainly the vast majority of your issue all along. I guess at least now you have a spare transmission lol.

Anyway, that bushing is what holds up and supports the whole shifter and shift linkage. There should be virtually no play there. It is held in with four 10 mm bolts that you must access from underneath.

I took some pictures of my spare one so you can see how it mounts. See the two rusty colored "strips" on the front and back of my unit here with the studs and nuts? That is how it's held in. There will be little pieces of metal that will be bent over the two rusty strips for some reason, you can just bend those up and out of the way. It's really easy actually







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*edit* and to be clear - the ENTIRE thing in my pictures I just posted is the "bracket holder". It all comes as one piece. You will need to-reuse those two strips that have the studs and 10 mm nuts on them though.

I see now my direct link from earlier doesn't seem to be working but it's part number 3456051E05 and is $29 from Nissanpartsasap.com. If you're ordering from somewhere else and need to find it in the Nissan browseable catalog you need to go to Power Train -> Transmission Control & Linkage -> Bracket Assy-Holder Rubber. It's 34560N in the catalog.

 

Thanks again for the help and the pics. I'm ordering it today

 

Did this fix the issue?

 

Yea it did