ok when accelerating when i get to 4th i have to hold it in place with alot of strength.. like its actually pulling against me extremely hard its like a workout

well you guys said check the linkage well i was under my car today and i cannot for the life of me find the linkage i know theres the ones under the center console.. so are those the ones you guys were talking about and when i do find the linkage what do i do ???

and i also have a problem with it going into reverse sometime when i put it in it doesnt engage and you can hear the tranny gears spinning then some time its a loud clunk sound

PLEASE HELP

 

the linkages are in the center console AND on top of the tranny near under the relay box.

 

Removing the battery and tray provide easy access to the cables.

 

if there is nothing wrong with the linkages, not sure if they had a problem with them or not, but if the linkages are ok and everything is visible ok then I'm guessing probly a 4th gear synchronizer is going bad
just my opinion

Brian

 

I know when I had my 2.0 mine done that in fourth and i would have to add 90wieght gear oil

 

i had that same problem with my old work car but it was in 5th gear.....never was able to figure out the problem and still have no idea....
did you slam it into gear any time lately????

 

the synchronizers that help mesh the gears together will get worn out and start to bevel too much and this will cause the gear to not lock in and fall back into neutral, thus you are having to hold it in gear. its an internal problem,
Its the fourth gear synchro, only does it in that gear
atleast its not the 5th and you'd have to hold it all the time

 

thats why i turned my old work car into an automatic

 

I understand what you are saying here and i am not saying tthat is not the problem. I am just saying here i had the same problem and all I had to do is add 90 weight gear oil to the trans. I would ckeck that first if you gear oil level is up to max. Then look for other things

 

gear oil?? for the Tranny

see i thought the Manual Trans diddnt have oil or something cuz there is no oil pann or anything like the autos do... so were do i put the oil???

and about the synchronizer can i fix this myself or would ijust need anew tranny ?? i think im gonna do that someday so ill have a speedo and fix this if its the problem


not sure what you mean by this like try to make it stay by putting more pressure when shifting???
cuz thats what i got out of it??


But How Do I know If ItS The Linkage,, cuz the linkage could look fine to me but look bad to you so when i do get to the linkage,,, what am i looking For ?? Or What Do I Do ??

i believe 97dohcknows the Problem though but ill try the gear oil if you tell me were to put it...

AND IM GLAD ITS NOT 5th!!! haha


SPUD WHY WOULDNT YOU JUST GET A NEW MANUAL TRANNY?? instead of all the work to go auto??