transmission wont shift

[Chris diehl]

I have an 85 bronco 2 with a 5 speed manual transmission( tk5). I took the shifter assembly out this weekend and replaced it and now the gearing is hosed. With the stick in the neutral position is actually reverse. Shifter will move forward and backward. That's it. No side to side. Has anyone had this happen before? What's the fix?

 

[trail B2]

Take the shifter out again.Look down the top of the tranny you will see three notches the size of the end of the shifter.Take a big screwdriver and put all of these notches in the middle setting.Then take the shifter put it back in the slot made by lining up the notches.If you put in neutral before you pull out the shifter they will already be lined up.

 

[Chris diehl]

Thanks for the reply. I can't get them to move. They won't slide. I've even tried rocking the truck while trying to move them. What am I missing?

 

[Chris diehl]

And I have a tk5 transmission. When I look down into it I see a rod with a gear on it. And it has a piece on the rod that the bottom of the shifter sits in. That's all I see. I can't be the only one to have this problem can I?

 

[H311RzR]

if you cant move em with it off...then put it back on and push the shifter toward the front of the truck....that should take it out of reverse and back to neutral....and post a pic of the top of the tranny with the shifter assy. off.

 

[Chris diehl]

update to shifter problems

I took pan off bottom of tranny. It was the shifting forks out of sync. I moved the forks from under the tranny. Lined them back up and found neutral. Put shifter back on and it worked perfect. Thanks for everyone's help.