Gears MIA (5-speed manual transmission)
Feb 22, 2022 | 06:24 AM
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Gears MIA (5-speed manual transmission)
I have a 1982 Toyota Pickup 2WD with 22R (gasoline) engine and W50 5-speed manual transmission.
While driving the truck yesterday, I attempted to downshift into 2nd while turning into a parking lot and I had no 2nd gear! Well, that's not totally accurate. I could not find 2nd gear (I'm sure it's in there somewhere). Upon further (immediate) investigation, I found that 1st gear could not be found either. I managed to get the truck up the hill from nearly a stop in 3rd gear and parked it, at which time I checked and found that 5th gear and reverse could not be found either.
Okay, let me clarify: By "Could not find" the gears, what I mean is, when I went to shift into any of those gears (1st, 2nd, 5th, or reverse), the shifter just flopped around like the linkage was completely absent. 3rd and 4th gear work fine. There was no warning that this was going to happen. The truck is my daily driver, I commute about 100 miles round trip to work 5 days a week, and it has been working fine.
I haven't had a chance to open anything up and look inside yet, although I do have a couple of theories as to what the problem might be. I'd like to know if anyone has encountered this and what happened. I'd also like to hear thoughts/ideas/comments from anyone with any knowledge about manual transmissions (particularly Toyota W-series) regarding what I might be dealing with.
Thanks!
While driving the truck yesterday, I attempted to downshift into 2nd while turning into a parking lot and I had no 2nd gear! Well, that's not totally accurate. I could not find 2nd gear (I'm sure it's in there somewhere). Upon further (immediate) investigation, I found that 1st gear could not be found either. I managed to get the truck up the hill from nearly a stop in 3rd gear and parked it, at which time I checked and found that 5th gear and reverse could not be found either.
Okay, let me clarify: By "Could not find" the gears, what I mean is, when I went to shift into any of those gears (1st, 2nd, 5th, or reverse), the shifter just flopped around like the linkage was completely absent. 3rd and 4th gear work fine. There was no warning that this was going to happen. The truck is my daily driver, I commute about 100 miles round trip to work 5 days a week, and it has been working fine.
I haven't had a chance to open anything up and look inside yet, although I do have a couple of theories as to what the problem might be. I'd like to know if anyone has encountered this and what happened. I'd also like to hear thoughts/ideas/comments from anyone with any knowledge about manual transmissions (particularly Toyota W-series) regarding what I might be dealing with.
Thanks!
Mar 11, 2022 | 02:07 PM
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Had this happen on an '86 4x4 pu w/ G54 transmission.
One of the pins that the ball pivot locates on had gone missing. (it was about 15 years ago and I can't remember its method of escape)
We got a replacement pin from the dealer and it went in fine.
The shifter worked well for another 100k-ish miles after and went with the transmission core when it was replaced with a Marlin Crawler HD rebuilt unit.
This could also be caused by play in the plastic bushings or seats.
If the housing is damaged replace it.
You could get a used shifter base from a pick a part or a recycler.
You can get a short throw shifter for ultimate luxury, but that takes time to ship.
One of the pins that the ball pivot locates on had gone missing. (it was about 15 years ago and I can't remember its method of escape)
We got a replacement pin from the dealer and it went in fine.
The shifter worked well for another 100k-ish miles after and went with the transmission core when it was replaced with a Marlin Crawler HD rebuilt unit.
This could also be caused by play in the plastic bushings or seats.
If the housing is damaged replace it.
You could get a used shifter base from a pick a part or a recycler.
You can get a short throw shifter for ultimate luxury, but that takes time to ship.
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