D1984
forum member
So recently my third gear "disappeared" on my MT-82. It's a stock trans with the stock clutch on over 120k miles. Since switching to Amsoil MTL, removing the helper spring, and running DOT 4 fluid it has shifted pretty well besides the occasional 3rd gear lockout (and sometimes 4th) during hard driving (drag strip).
Last week I downshifted into 3rd to pass somebody quickly on the highway, and I also hit a rough patch on the road at the exact same time, and all the sudden it was like my 3rd gear wasn't even there. No signs of anything abnormal before that, and I've NEVER had any grinding in any gear. I tried upshifting into 3rd, nothing. Downshifting into 3rd, nothing. Releasing the clutch was like being in neutral, just no engagement and free revving. No check engine lights or abnormal noises or anything like that.
I've been driving around since then by just skipping 3rd gear and the car drives perfectly fine. The shifter will "select" 3rd but there is just nothing there.
So what do you guys think? If my gear exploded wouldn't the pieces get knocked around and mess with the other gears too? And if I shredded some teeth off, I would think that trying to get into 3rd would result in grinding instead of just air.
I'm thinking bent shift fork. If it's a bad gear I was gonna do a Ben Calimer stage 1. I just hate having to bring it to my dealer to have them pull it apart and diagnose it when a new transmission will cost me about the same as the labor for all that BS
Last week I downshifted into 3rd to pass somebody quickly on the highway, and I also hit a rough patch on the road at the exact same time, and all the sudden it was like my 3rd gear wasn't even there. No signs of anything abnormal before that, and I've NEVER had any grinding in any gear. I tried upshifting into 3rd, nothing. Downshifting into 3rd, nothing. Releasing the clutch was like being in neutral, just no engagement and free revving. No check engine lights or abnormal noises or anything like that.
I've been driving around since then by just skipping 3rd gear and the car drives perfectly fine. The shifter will "select" 3rd but there is just nothing there.
So what do you guys think? If my gear exploded wouldn't the pieces get knocked around and mess with the other gears too? And if I shredded some teeth off, I would think that trying to get into 3rd would result in grinding instead of just air.
I'm thinking bent shift fork. If it's a bad gear I was gonna do a Ben Calimer stage 1. I just hate having to bring it to my dealer to have them pull it apart and diagnose it when a new transmission will cost me about the same as the labor for all that BS