- Joined
- Aug 7, 2007
- Messages
- 1,733
- Reaction score
- 536
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Costa Mesa, CA
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0 SOHC
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 33"
I don't know about the "dots" being lined up but that doesn't seem like it was the problem. The transmission worked perfect for 4 to 5 months after the rebuild. It then popped out of 5th a couple times but I made a concentrated effort to make sure it was all the way in 5th gear after that and that worked for a while. It seemed to get slowly worse over the next 9 to 10 months and then on my way to Kansas it finally would not stay in 5th at all.
Now that they installed the new 5th gear and slider, it is working perfectly again. I think their assessment that the broken bottom shifter bushing caused it to not be all the way in 5th gear and caused excessive wear resulting in it eventually popping out of gear.
Now that they installed the new 5th gear and slider, it is working perfectly again. I think their assessment that the broken bottom shifter bushing caused it to not be all the way in 5th gear and caused excessive wear resulting in it eventually popping out of gear.