Iceman21
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- Joined
- Jul 15, 2013
- Messages
- 39
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- Location
- Brewster, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 1984, 1987
- Make / Model
- Bronco 2
- Engine Size
- 2.8L (soon to be 350) and 2.9L
- Transmission
- Manual
Facts: 87 bronco 2 2.9/fm145/bw1350
I just had my trans rebuilt this spring, and last night it bit the big one on me. I started my bronco up and drove 5.6 miles going through all gears and everything was perfectly normal. As I slowed down from highway speeds I shifted into 2nd, and had a decently load gear noise coming from my transmission (under 2 grand is when I could hear it) and it seemed to follow with my rpm's... When idling it went away, then I would take off and it (as in the noise) would pick up with the rpm's then it would vanish around 2,000 Rpm ( not sure if exhaust tuned it out or it actually went away) then I drove another 1 mile on the highway going 52 mph I gently stepped on the gas pedal and fifth gear turned into nuetral. (no crack bang boom thud noises, just a solid yet subtle separation noise) It didn't kick into neutral shift position, it stayed where it was but it was in complete nuetral. I shifted into 4th and prayed i'd make it home. (9 miles) as I approached my house I tried 3rd and it worked smooth just like 4th did. When I tried 2nd I got all sorts of funny swirling and satisfying fringing noises but it engaged the gear then it was smooth, then I went to first and that worked as well. Taking of from the stop sign, I went to shift into second and it wouldn't go. Now, it will not go into any "shift slots" other then 3rd and reverse. It is stuck in 1st gear and will not engauge neutral. When I put it in "reverse" it engaugs 4th gear. So ergo 1st all the time unless moved into reverse then it's in 4th. Yet 1st gear still works PERFECTLY fine and I'm getting no scary noises anymore it just won't shift... Please help, I have no idea what to do at this point.
I just had my trans rebuilt this spring, and last night it bit the big one on me. I started my bronco up and drove 5.6 miles going through all gears and everything was perfectly normal. As I slowed down from highway speeds I shifted into 2nd, and had a decently load gear noise coming from my transmission (under 2 grand is when I could hear it) and it seemed to follow with my rpm's... When idling it went away, then I would take off and it (as in the noise) would pick up with the rpm's then it would vanish around 2,000 Rpm ( not sure if exhaust tuned it out or it actually went away) then I drove another 1 mile on the highway going 52 mph I gently stepped on the gas pedal and fifth gear turned into nuetral. (no crack bang boom thud noises, just a solid yet subtle separation noise) It didn't kick into neutral shift position, it stayed where it was but it was in complete nuetral. I shifted into 4th and prayed i'd make it home. (9 miles) as I approached my house I tried 3rd and it worked smooth just like 4th did. When I tried 2nd I got all sorts of funny swirling and satisfying fringing noises but it engaged the gear then it was smooth, then I went to first and that worked as well. Taking of from the stop sign, I went to shift into second and it wouldn't go. Now, it will not go into any "shift slots" other then 3rd and reverse. It is stuck in 1st gear and will not engauge neutral. When I put it in "reverse" it engaugs 4th gear. So ergo 1st all the time unless moved into reverse then it's in 4th. Yet 1st gear still works PERFECTLY fine and I'm getting no scary noises anymore it just won't shift... Please help, I have no idea what to do at this point.