Lost 2nd gear T56
03-03-2007, 01:55 PM
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Lost 2nd gear T56 A couple of weeks ago I was heading to work on Hulen. I just left the light shifted from 1st to 2nd. I wasn't even all the way through the intersection. Wasn't romping on it or giving it hell. It pulled about 10 feet in 2nd. I heard a loud pop and it revved the engine. I slowed down shifted back to 1st it was ok. Went back to 2nd and it revved the engine again. So I skipped 2nd and shifted to 3rd. Drove around the rest of the day like that (skipping 2nd). I don't have near the hp that these transmission will hold up to considering its in a mildly modded 3rd gen.
I got the service manual for when I do the tear down. I'm hoping its just the 2nd gear keys. I hear no noise or anything shifting into any gears all is normal. When I'm sitting still and I shift to 2nd and let off the clutch. There isn't any jerk or attempt to stall at all. It will just roll like its in neutral.
The big question is. Is it safe to drive like it is skipping 3rd until I can line up a place to tear it down. Since I live in an apt complex pulling a transmission is next to impossible.
I got the service manual for when I do the tear down. I'm hoping its just the 2nd gear keys. I hear no noise or anything shifting into any gears all is normal. When I'm sitting still and I shift to 2nd and let off the clutch. There isn't any jerk or attempt to stall at all. It will just roll like its in neutral.
The big question is. Is it safe to drive like it is skipping 3rd until I can line up a place to tear it down. Since I live in an apt complex pulling a transmission is next to impossible.
03-03-2007, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by scgt1
A couple of weeks ago I was heading to work on Hulen. I just left the light shifted from 1st to 2nd. I wasn't even all the way through the intersection. Wasn't romping on it or giving it hell. It pulled about 10 feet in 2nd. I heard a loud pop and it revved the engine. I slowed down shifted back to 1st it was ok. Went back to 2nd and it revved the engine again. So I skipped 2nd and shifted to 3rd. Drove around the rest of the day like that (skipping 2nd). I don't have near the hp that these transmission will hold up to considering its in a mildly modded 3rd gen.
I got the service manual for when I do the tear down. I'm hoping its just the 2nd gear keys. I hear no noise or anything shifting into any gears all is normal. When I'm sitting still and I shift to 2nd and let off the clutch. There isn't any jerk or attempt to stall at all. It will just roll like its in neutral.
The big question is. Is it safe to drive like it is skipping 3rd until I can line up a place to tear it down. Since I live in an apt complex pulling a transmission is next to impossible.
I got the service manual for when I do the tear down. I'm hoping its just the 2nd gear keys. I hear no noise or anything shifting into any gears all is normal. When I'm sitting still and I shift to 2nd and let off the clutch. There isn't any jerk or attempt to stall at all. It will just roll like its in neutral.
The big question is. Is it safe to drive like it is skipping 3rd until I can line up a place to tear it down. Since I live in an apt complex pulling a transmission is next to impossible.
03-04-2007, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bww3588
yes, just get a little more RPM in 1st to avoid slipping the clutch too much when shifting into 3rd.
03-04-2007, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by NassyVette
You're gunna need to pull it apart sooner or later to fix it. The sooner the better and cheaper it will be for you. If there's pieces of metal floating around the trans they have the potential to cause more damage.
