Re: Reluctant shifter

[Brett N Augsburger <augsbbn@eng.auburn.edu>]

On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, DeWitt Harrison wrote:

> My 5kcstq tranny has developed the irritating habit of preventing me
> from selecting 1st or 2nd gear after having waited at a traffic
> light for a short while in neutral. If I give the shift lever a little
> shake or wiggle as I ease it toward 1st gear, this happens much
> less often. But once it acts "blocked," I have to muck around
> with things for a few (eternal) seconds to persuade it. Is there
> possibly some wear item in the shift lever mechanism that could
> account for this or are my synchros going south?  Thanks in
> advance for insight.
> 
Check your tranny and engine mounts, especially the engine mount on the
passenger side, it gets all the heat. BTDT on my '86 5kcstq, exact
symptoms. 

Brett Augsburger
'86 5kcstq


> DeWitt Harrison    de@aztek-eng.com
> Boulder, CO
> 88 5kcstq
>