I own a 1987 Nissan 300Zx with a 5 speed. I was on a trip and the transmission would not go into reverse. Then later on while driving home the trans stuck in 5th gear and would not dis-engage. The cluth slave cylinder is full of fluid.
I recently had a new cluth installed and the slave cylinder was replaced too. The slave cylinder came from AutoZone...a generic replacement, but it worked fine for a couple of weeks. What would cause the reverse to go out followed by sticking in 5th? Would a generic slave cylinder cause the problem? A friend suggested the clutch needed to be blead to get air bubbles out. Not sure if air bubbles would cause such a problem. Thanks.
Robert
Dear javatrader: There are very few solutions to this problem. The fact that you had mentioned 5th & Reverse, tells me that you problem is has two possibilities. Both relate to the same component.
The shift fork for Fifth gear and reverse are the same as well as the hub which the fork fits over.
When you Move the stick shift, it moves one of 3 rails in the transmission of which one is 5th and reverse. The hub is what locks the transmission in gear. The gears are what are referred to as synchromesh. This means that when you shift from gear to gear, it makes it possible to easily make the transition without the gears grinding while the car is in motion. The synchros are in fact, kind of a "BRAKE" for the gears so that when you go to shift into that gear, the synchronizing ring, slows the gear down enough to match the speed of the counter gear allowing it to engage with it, without grinding. As the hub slides into gear, there are spring loaded "KEYS" which are small pieces of steel about 1/2 inch long, 1/4 inch thick and 1/4 inch wide with a little hump in them to push up into a small cavity machined into the hub when it slides over it, thus locking the gear into place until you pull the stick to move it out of place. If a key pops out, it could cause the gear to stick, not allowing you to pull the hub back because the key has popped out at an angle which prohibits the hub from sliding over it.
Another possible senario: The fork is secured to the shift rail with a part called a "Roll pin". If this part shears, the car will be stick in what ever gear it was in at the time the pin sheared. If the pin shears, the stick will still move out of 5th gear position but the transmission won't.
This problem, unfortunately is not one a layman can fix. This is best left to a professional.
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Not Syncro's not clutch not linkage.
Snap rig on 5th n reverse gear has jumped from grove. Where these so called expets come from????
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I have basically the same problem with my 87, also a 5 speed. At first my reverse gear did not work. I took it to a mechanic to look at and he just told me that it had "transmission problems" and didnt explain. i came back the next day to bring my car home, but i couldnt make it, the car wouldnt shift into any gear buy 1st and 2nd now. I returned it, and came back the next day with a friend to follow me incase i had to pull over or something happened. When i got in the car, i wondered if the gears were still jammed, so i followed the gear path with the clutch in, 1st worked, 2nd worked, 3rd and 4th didnt, 5th didnt, and the reverse worked! But after i took it out of reverse, the shifter wouldnt move back to the middle position. It's now stuck to the right, however it can distinguish neutral and reverse(which still works). I have checked clutch fluid and it was at the normal level. I had the car towed to my prefered mechanic and he is going to check the transmission for the problem.
i just need a 2nd opinion so i dont get into anything a little too pricey, thanks alot
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