Trans Will Not Go into 1st or 2nd Gear

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texashd
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Trans Will Not Go into 1st or 2nd Gear

Postby texashd » Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:03 am

In the middle of an engine rebuild so engine and trans were pulled from car. Engine is fresh and regasketed trans but nothing more. Reinstalled in car. The trans is a 5 speed in a 78 Spider.

The trans shifts into 3-4 and 5-R fine but will not go into 1-2. I figure the problem must be the selector in the top cover and the dogs in the fork shaft. I dropped the bottom cover and everything looks like it should be lined up. All forks and sleeves are centered between gears and prop shaft turns freely. It just won’t engage 1-2.

Any ideas or tricks I don’t know about?

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Nanonevol
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Your car is a: 1977 Fiat 124 Spider
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Re: Trans Will Not Go into 1st or 2nd Gear

Postby Nanonevol » Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:46 am

I believe this can often be due to wear on the shift forks and adjacent parts.
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