1981 2000

[tchever1]

Picked it up for my wife and oh! what a project it will be. Problem 1 it pops out of 1st gear when you start to back off. Can anyone point me in the right direction. I am in Ct. not far from Danbury if there is magician there. Thanx

[76was124]

Welcome!!

My guess would be a bad(bent) shift fork..... but I thought that was more common with 2nd gear than 1st gear?

If the trans has an unkown history, it might be worth a full inspection/rebuild.

A starting point would be to drain the trans fluid and inspect for metal. Drain plug has a magnet on it which collects the ferrous parts from damaged gears, worn syncros will show up as allot of brass colored dust or chips in the oil that was drained.

Do all the other gears shift ok?

[So Cal Mark]

worn fork, slider and synchro

[spider2081]

If you are looking for someone to repair your transmission you could try Danny at Fun Imported, Vernon CT 1 860 871-1990.