Where'd top gear go?

Lazymechanic · Post by **Lazymechanic** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:57 pm

It just dissappeared one day, honest. I shift into fifth and its just not there. Tell me there's something simple going on. Tell me I just need to climb under there and turn the "make 5ht gear work" bolt a quarter turn.

keith · Post by **keith** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:36 pm

Wish it were that easy. If you are into fixing manual transmissions, the fifth gear is located in the front compartment, its not with the main gear cluster.

Lazymechanic · Post by **Lazymechanic** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:24 pm

So you're sayin, I gotta pull the whole thing out?

Neu · Post by **Neu** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:00 pm

From my car, 5th gear isn't a huge deal. Hell i'm driving without 3rd or 4th. your gas mileage shouldn't plumit, but it will be a lil worse. 5th saves you about 300-500rpms over 4th.

Lazymechanic · Post by **Lazymechanic** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:48 pm

Yea, I've been going like this for about a year now. Beinzaz I gotta heavy foot 'n all, I'm starting to burn oil. I guess I can't complain too much. It was a $500.00 car with 147k on th odo already. I just dread the next old british bike I win on ebay that's three states out. 10 hour drives tend to help me push things over the edge.

Neu · Post by **Neu** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:52 pm

yeh, If I was you, i'd go ahead and have the tranny switched. It isn't an expensive job. depending on where you are, tranny's can be cheap. 350 bucks around here for a junkyard tranny. it can be up to 800 or so though. so check on that, and maybe let a mechanic do it yourself? or have him do it. You wont spend too much, and it'll be worth it.

My tercel was 150 bucks, I spent 350 on a motor, i have 550ish into it total and it's a great car, an everyday driver and i put 400+ a week on it. I dont have 2 gears, but it drives fine and I'm still pulling 20+ mpg. The car is WORTH fixing up.