Art Vandaley

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Was doing a 1 - 2 shift and when i got it in 2nd i hear a loud clunk or pop and bad noises.... I thought i broke the rear... so i coasted most of the way to a stop. I wanted to see if it would move so i put it in first and it was normal.... all the other gears seem fine except 2nd... I have no 2nd gear at all. If i try to go in second it just makes a bad sound and doesn't go anywhere. anyhelp would be much appreciated. Is it safe to drive around without the gear? like go to 1st - 4th?


Thanks again

Matthew

thesource

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You probably ripped the small syncro teeth off the gear . All other gears will work fine except for 2nd gear .

Art Vandaley

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thank you for your input. Is it hard to replace this?

Art Vandaley

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it will go into second gear.. but nothing will happen. i can hear something spinning..... if that helps?

Joey@Tick

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Will the car idle in second gear with the clutch out, much like it will in neutral?

As thesource said, you likely ripped the engagement teeth off of second gear - a common failure for these transmissions.

Time for a rebuild. A new second gear will be $129 in addition to any of our rebuild packages, seen here: http://www.tickshift.com

Art Vandaley

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the car will idle in second gear with clutch out. but i can hear something spinning or turning over and over again. does that sound about right?

RsSean

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That sucks Matt, seems like we got a project to do when I come back down there. Don't look to bad to replace the syn.

Art Vandaley

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yeah big bummer... ashley said i could use her truck.. so i guess thats one less thing to worry about.

Joey@Tick

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That sounds right - I did the exact same in my old 98 SS. 2nd gear is toast.

Art Vandaley

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shitkies.... thanks a lot Joey. I will def be in touch then... It is safe to drive the car with the other cars in the mean time or no?

Joey@Tick

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It's definitely risky. In most cases, the magnets do a good job of collecting all the broken metal pieces floating around inside the transmission, but all it would take is for one of those tiny teeth to lodge itself inside another gear at the perfect time and cause even more damage, and maybe even potentially lock the transmission up at highway speed.

Art Vandaley

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****.... thanks again for all your help bud.

RsSean

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Threamonster truck time. I told you about driving it. It was not a good idea.