help! I lost 3rd and 4th gear!
12-14-2004, 05:36 PM
#1
help! I lost 3rd and 4th gear!
My tranny has been acting kinda weird lately...it would intermittently be extremely difficult to put into gear, i would almost have to hit the shifter to get it into/out of gear. Then, it would all of a sudden work like it should. (it's got about 180k on it too) Anyway, I was driving down the freeway today, and I was making the 3-4 shift, and i started to apply the gas after i was in 4th, and it just free revved. So i shifted back into 3rd and it was gone too. I still had 5th, so i left it there and got off at the next exit. I still have 1, 2, 5, and reverse, so i drove to the stealership...but they were so busy that I ended up going home. I can drive it for now, but i'm gonna have to fix it, so i'm wondering, has anyone had this happen and how much am i looking at to fix it? Am I gonna have to get a new tranny or rebuild? Please help! Thanks!
12-14-2004, 05:59 PM
#2
I must commend you for have an 96 tranny that lasted 180K, mine started leaking out the input shaft at 98K, It seems like you will need a new tranny, I'm sure it could be rebuilt but it may cost more in labor to replace those gears and get everything back functional, this would be a perfect oportunity to get a 2K tranny with a stronger 3rd gear, and wont have to worry about any diff bearing problem with the 96-98 trannies.
I've never experience a dead gear but I imagine it could be good, Atleast you have 1,2,5, and reverse, you can get around, first to launch, and run 2nd to about 60mph and have 5th at ~2K, hope you just dont have a lot of traffic to go thru, atleast till you get a new tranny and if you drive around with 1,2,5 you'll have good throttle responce in 2nd in your transition to 5th.
www.car-part.com, has some trannies you can look up for your state, max price I've seen is $1k and dealerships quotes me at $1.6K minimum so getting your own then taking it to the dealership would save you money.
good luck and keep us posted.
I've never experience a dead gear but I imagine it could be good, Atleast you have 1,2,5, and reverse, you can get around, first to launch, and run 2nd to about 60mph and have 5th at ~2K, hope you just dont have a lot of traffic to go thru, atleast till you get a new tranny and if you drive around with 1,2,5 you'll have good throttle responce in 2nd in your transition to 5th.
www.car-part.com, has some trannies you can look up for your state, max price I've seen is $1k and dealerships quotes me at $1.6K minimum so getting your own then taking it to the dealership would save you money.
good luck and keep us posted.
12-14-2004, 07:07 PM
#3
Originally Posted by MDeezy
I must commend you for have an 96 tranny that lasted 180K, mine started leaking out the input shaft at 98K, It seems like you will need a new tranny, I'm sure it could be rebuilt but it may cost more in labor to replace those gears and get everything back functional, this would be a perfect oportunity to get a 2K tranny with a stronger 3rd gear, and wont have to worry about any diff bearing problem with the 96-98 trannies.
I've never experience a dead gear but I imagine it could be good, Atleast you have 1,2,5, and reverse, you can get around, first to launch, and run 2nd to about 60mph and have 5th at ~2K, hope you just dont have a lot of traffic to go thru, atleast till you get a new tranny and if you drive around with 1,2,5 you'll have good throttle responce in 2nd in your transition to 5th.
www.car-part.com, has some trannies you can look up for your state, max price I've seen is $1k and dealerships quotes me at $1.6K minimum so getting your own then taking it to the dealership would save you money.
good luck and keep us posted.
I've never experience a dead gear but I imagine it could be good, Atleast you have 1,2,5, and reverse, you can get around, first to launch, and run 2nd to about 60mph and have 5th at ~2K, hope you just dont have a lot of traffic to go thru, atleast till you get a new tranny and if you drive around with 1,2,5 you'll have good throttle responce in 2nd in your transition to 5th.
www.car-part.com, has some trannies you can look up for your state, max price I've seen is $1k and dealerships quotes me at $1.6K minimum so getting your own then taking it to the dealership would save you money.
good luck and keep us posted.
12-14-2004, 07:32 PM
#4
it will fit just fine, its an exact fit. many peple on the org have them in and love the new tranny, once I get enough money saved up I'll get rid of my tranny (bearing failure starting again) and slide in a 2k
12-14-2004, 09:10 PM
#6
Originally Posted by MDeezy
I must commend you for have an 96 tranny that lasted 180K, mine started leaking out the input shaft at 98K, It seems like you will need a new tranny, I'm sure it could be rebuilt but it may cost more in labor to replace those gears and get everything back functional, this would be a perfect oportunity to get a 2K tranny with a stronger 3rd gear, and wont have to worry about any diff bearing problem with the 96-98 trannies.
12-14-2004, 09:12 PM
#7
Originally Posted by maxima_se007
My tranny has been acting kinda weird lately...it would intermittently be extremely difficult to put into gear, i would almost have to hit the shifter to get it into/out of gear. Then, it would all of a sudden work like it should. (it's got about 180k on it too)
12-25-2004, 01:15 PM
#8
it was the original tranny. I was surprised it lasted that long too, with the way i drive. hehe...anyway, i ended up with a 97 Neptune Blue Metallic SE...I'll post pics sometime...Oh, and it's an auto....I miss shifting. I'm planning on fixing the 96 this summer, so I'm gonna look into a 2k-2k1 tranny. Thanks!
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