I was going down the check list for the 60k tune up when I came across the driving portion. I took her for a spin and I stopped at the corner. As I made a left turn and was engaging to go to 2nd gear when this LOUD noise came about. It sounded as if my Transmission fell out and crashed. And the Shifter came loose and I was unable to put into any gear. She still starts but as far as moving goes it is a no. When i push her she Clunks back and forth like underneath the car. I can roll her but like I said I can't move the shifter in gear at all. It roams free everywhere. I have no idea what it could be I but I have a few ideas but I just want to hear what everyone else thinks

 

I have seen this twice before!

THe transmission shifter linkage is bolted to the back of the tailshaft. THe shifter sits in (on) this linkage. There are 4 or 6 bolts that holds the linkage to the transmission. This linkage is a casting and it breaks. When it breaks, the shifter is free to roam wherever it wants to go.

Both times I have experienced this, the driveshaft broke and "hit" the shifter linkage. THis could also explain the "clunk" you hear.

Get under the car and have somebody move the shifter around. You will see what I am talking about.

P.S. Both times I saw this it was because somebody was trying to do a burnout!

EDIT: I just read your other post! Most likely it was a bad front U-joint that let go! It then let the end of the driveshaft "whip" into the transmission. Most likely you need to source a tranny and a driveshaft. Might as well replace the clutch while you are in there!

 

wv is right. a tranni falling out downs sound like 1 crash BTW. its a crrack,thud,scrap,hop,rethud. combo. it happened to me before.

 

I was just thinking to myself before I got in DO NOT DRIVE EVA TODAY. I should have listened to my gut feeling but oh well this was a good learning experience. I plan on doing a T2 conversion anyways this is just gonna speed up the process.If I am gonna get a driveshaft and tranny and clutch I might as well do the conversion now then. Thanks guys I really appreciate the help. It is people like you that keep me coming back to the forum and make me want to finish my project.

 

Last time that type of tranny problem happened to me (let the clutch out, here a sickening noise and the car goes nowhere) my tranny was totally shot.

 

What caused It to go out?

 

THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I HAVE.
I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A FUCKED UP TRANNY PRETTY CHEAP, AND WILL ONLY GO IN REVERSE. RIGHT NOW I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING A TRANNY SWAP, BUT JUST NEED TO GET THAT LITTLE SHIFT HOUSING THING OUT AND USE THE TRANS SHIFT SPRING FOR MY OTHER REPLACEMENT. THERES A PIN HOLDING IT IN PLACE

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I am just gonna do the T2 swap right now instead of later. I planed on doing this already but I was gonna wait till I had some more $$$.

 

It really doubt it is anything major. probably needs a new drive shaft at the most. I won't really know till I get a jack to lift her and see.

 

if u need help in the repair, try gabriel gonzalez @ 281-890-9747 he is my rotary mechanic in houston....good luck

 

Thanks I appreciate it.

 

Pictures will be up soon so you guys can get a better idea what is wrong so I can diagnose the problem better and get her fixed and running. Thanks again everyone

 

Here's a shot of it top from inside the car looking down into the gearshift.
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Here's a shot from the under body, of the drive shaft linkage where the U-Joint used to be, And a shot of the snapped shift control case.


Hers another shot from the under body of the drive shaft.


I will put up more pictures my dad said I might have missed something so I will post some more later on. Based on these pics what do you guys think is broken? And can it be fixed with out getting a new transmission?

 

dannngg... thasss suxxx man

 

oh man, that looks fucked uplol

 

Just get the linkage off of somebody and a driveshaft! You should be good to go! Replace the clutch while you are in there!

I am glad that is the only thing that happened! If you were going fast, it could have been BADDD!

 

What kind of clutch should I put in there? I really don't want to do any upgrades until it is a Fully functionally T2. Yea I was going like 5-10 miles an hour when it happened

 

I took my transmission out yesterday here are some pics of the damage.



This is a pic of the flywheel.


Here you can see the BROKEN Shift Control case.

I have another transmission that I got for 50 bucks and I am getting a shaft soon. She will be rolling in no time

 

She runs great now I just sent her to the body shop to get the body damage fixed. New videos and pics will be posted when I get the car back.

 

Good job.

A worn u-joint usually makes alot of noise either during acceleration or engine braking. Did you hear anything?

 

My front u joint has the slightest amount of play in it. What should i do about this? I just replaced the clutch and im getting ready to reassemble it but want to go to T2 from the flywheel back and eventually T2 all the way in my vert.


PS Sorry for the thread jacking

 

just get a T2 differential, shaft, and tranny(With the starter and other electrical equipment). A u-joint with play in it is like asking for trouble. Ok for driving when done carefully but one wrong hard launch and you could be screwed.