Help. My 6th gear doesnt work!?
03-21-2006, 03:46 PM
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Help. My 6th gear doesnt work!?
I was on the highway today and i tried to shift into 6th and it wouldnt go in...
any1 got an suggestions? im guessing this is gunna cost big bucks ?
any1 got an suggestions? im guessing this is gunna cost big bucks ?
03-21-2006, 05:30 PM
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A missed shift to third that hit fifth can mess up the syncros that work for 5/6. I would try to force it into sixth (it will be difficult and may take many tries) and then work through the gears until it loosens up. If it it is not too badly damaged the ragged surfaces will wear to allow acceptable performance.
03-21-2006, 08:46 PM
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hmm... i prolly have skipped a few times... only down shifting though...
i tried to force it in there as soon as i realized it wasnt workin and i eventually got my shifter stuck and was like stuck in the middle of the road for a sec b4 i ripped it out LoL...
i guess ill try to get it in there *cries*
i tried to force it in there as soon as i realized it wasnt workin and i eventually got my shifter stuck and was like stuck in the middle of the road for a sec b4 i ripped it out LoL...
i guess ill try to get it in there *cries*
03-22-2006, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mephrules,Mar 21 2006, 09:46 PM
hmm... i prolly have skipped a few times... only down shifting though...
i tried to force it in there as soon as i realized it wasnt workin and i eventually got my shifter stuck and was like stuck in the middle of the road for a sec b4 i ripped it out LoL...
i guess ill try to get it in there *cries*
i tried to force it in there as soon as i realized it wasnt workin and i eventually got my shifter stuck and was like stuck in the middle of the road for a sec b4 i ripped it out LoL...
i guess ill try to get it in there *cries*
03-22-2006, 05:41 AM
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Ya, I was going to say I've been downshifting manual cars for 12 years now and haven't had a single problem skipping a gear during a downshift.
Now to the problem at hand. Try driving in 5th, put it in neutral and let off the clutch, push in the clutch, then going into sixth.
Now to the problem at hand. Try driving in 5th, put it in neutral and let off the clutch, push in the clutch, then going into sixth.
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03-22-2006, 06:37 AM
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skip shifting when down shifting is fine.
DO NOT skip shift when UPshifting on this car. you'll damage the synchros.
if you can't get it into 6th, then time to take it to the dealership. and it aint gonna be cheap.
DO NOT skip shift when UPshifting on this car. you'll damage the synchros.
if you can't get it into 6th, then time to take it to the dealership. and it aint gonna be cheap.
03-22-2006, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cdelena,Mar 22 2006, 11:33 AM
Not necessarily true.. I know of three (one being mine) transmissions where the synchro was damaged preventing use of 6th where function was restored by forcing the shift (in my case it took two days and dozens of attempts) and then repeating the 5 - 6 change.
