nathan_hebb

i have a 84 thunderbird with a mildy built 302 (roughly 350horse) and its backed by a t5 5 speed. i was crusin down the road one day, 5th gear 60mph, when it popped out of gear. i put it back in 5th, let out on the clutch and nothing. (just like it was in neutral.) so i went down to forth and it was fine. tried to put it in 3rd, 2nd, 1st and the same thing (like its in neutral) theres no grinds, noises, nothing. any ideas?

mjr46

could have a broken shift fork and or rail........so 4th is the only gear that works?? and reverse?? Also where in WV are you??

dawson1112

First thing I would do is pull the shifter out and check if the pin is still in the offset lever. I cant imagine that pin coming out but its easiest thing to check. After that its pull the trans and open it up. At least with the T5 you can pull the top cover off and inspect the selector assembly very easy.

nathan_hebb

yup 4th is all i have. not even reverse. i pulled the shifter and everything is fine up there. it also has a hurst short throw on it, but im not sure if that affects it any

nathan_hebb

im about 10mins from morgantown

mjr46

bummer, I rebuild them for people for real decent prices, I'm in Harpers ferry.

nathan_hebb

i can rebuild it, i just wasnt sure what it could be. everyone says a bunch of different things.the transmission is only 6 months old.