90q 4spd conversion, hadn't planned on it, 5th gone?
nde264 at lulu.it.northwestern.edu
nde264 at lulu.it.northwestern.edu
Sat Aug 18 02:11:16 EDT 2001
Drove my 89 90q home to Dayton from Chicago today, and when coming down Lake
Shore Drive, I realized that I couldn't shift into 5th. It was kind of like
having a 4 speed with reverse next to fourth. At the next light, I tried to
shift through the gears, and when I got to fifth, it put up quite a bit of
resistance. Wouldn't shift all the way into gear. When I removed it from
fifth, the shifter felt like it was rubbing against something until I put it
into fourth, or any other gear, after which, it sprung back to center when I
removed it from gear like usual.
I can't remember doing anything that would have put the transmission's life in
jeopardy. Did stall it on accident while in a parking spot, thought it was in
neutral, let out clutch, oops. Last time I used fifth was this past tuesday.
Transmission shifts fine into reverse, first, second, third, fourth.
Is it possible that it's just linkages, or am I in for another transmission
swap (had original replaced a month ago with 61k mi used replacement, shop said
it was in great shape). If it is the transmission, does anyone want a 89 90q
4spd manual?
TIA,
Nathan Engelbert
89 90q
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