03supers2k

i was driving from 2nd-3rd mis shifted and realized there was no 6th gear its like its locked like something is blocking me from getting into gear this happen like 8 months ago i went like 2days and jus went into 6th randomly one days does anybody have a clue

jfw432

Are you sure you aren't trying to put it in reverse? It may sound stupid but when you're trying you can't but by accident you can get it into 6th. 6th can be kind of a wierd move in comparison to all the other gears as it is. It's not hard to accidently push down on the shifter in this case. Maybe you're pushing down on the shifter when you try to shift into 6th and it's catching the reverse path.
With the car parked, just push the clutch in and do a side hand move. Thumb facing down and just touch (not grab) the NW corner of the knob and pull. See if it works. If not you may have some issues.

PS If you haven't changed the tranny fluid in a while it can't hurt to do that.

broilmebk

^yea. you're prolly pushing down on the shifter as you try and get to 6th

cdelena

A miss-shift to third that forces fifth can bugger up the syncro coller shared by 5 / 6. You will have to work to force sixth gear engagement and shift repeatedly to clear the damage. Most clear up if you can force it.

03supers2k

yessssssss thats what happen i just kept playing with it when i was driving and it opened up does it damage the clutch when this happen???? it works fine now

cdelena

No clutch issue... you have some rounded teeth on the syncro coller now but it should be fine if you don't do it again. Might have added some metal to the bottom of the box so even though it probably gets caught by the magnet, a lube change would not hurt.

03supers2k

alright cool so would there be a way to prevent this from happening again even if i did mis shift would i jus need to clean the syncro's or get a new transmission, or just not mis shift

cdelena

yeah

03supers2k

lol alright thanks

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