[DeTomaso] 2nd gear

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Just curious if there are any other symptoms, like hard to get it into 
2nd gear, any grinding, etc.?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
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John Taphorn wrote:
> Steve
>
> Your memory serves you well.  However, I would be surprised to see one of 
> those springs broken.
>
> Chris - Any chance that the shift linkage is being struck by the rotating 
> halfshaft and being helped out of gear?  I'd look there first.
>
> JT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Hawkins" <shawkins6 at houston.rr.com>
> To: "'Christopher Kimball'" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 2nd gear
>
>
>   
>> If I remember correctly from when mine was appart there are some small
>> cylinders that move as gears are changed and they hold the gears in place.
>> Maybe John Taphorn will jump in and correct me.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] 
>> On
>> Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
>> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:00 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] 2nd gear
>>
>>
>> I'm home for a day in between traveling and I noticed no one has responded
>> to a question I asked, so maybe it never made it to the forum.  Here it 
>> is:
>>
>> Occasionally, my car will pop out of second gear and go into neutral for 
>> no
>> apparent reason.  Reverse and fifth work fine, and the shift lever isn't
>> hitting the console before it gets fully into gear.
>>
>> When in neutral the shift lever moves freely so I don't think it has the
>> extra detent some have mentioned in other forum notes.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
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