Re: 2 Toploader Questions



Yep... sounds normal to me... for a well WORN tranny.

A rebuild is needed.

#2 is obviously a worn synchro problem

"John" <mooresjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in


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> 1) When in reverse, I have to pull the gear shift straight back until
> it hits the stop, *then* slide it right, over into neutral where 1st -
> 4th are, and it will go into any forward gear. *But* when in reverse,
> if I am pushing right as I pull back such that it slips over into
> neutral where 1st - 4th are and it doesn't hit this "stop", it will
> NOT go into any forward gear. The previous owner said this was normal
> for a toploader. He called it "clearing reverse". Is this correct?
> If not, what could it be?
>
> 2) Going from 1st to 2nd, I always feel a few teeth of the gears grind
> as it goes into 2nd. I don't hear it; I just feel it thru the gear
> shift. It doesn't do this going from 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th. It
> also does not do this when I gear down from 3rd to 2nd. Any idea what
> the problem may be?
>

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