Gearbox help

[gareth66]

Hello guys ...i cant engage 2nd 4th and 6th...all the other gears are fine ...could i be right in thinking maybe theres a connecting arm loose or something like that ...as always any advice greatly appreciated ..

[neiljohnson]

When you say can't select can you not move the stick into the right place or it's going into place but you don't have drive??

[gareth66]

Its just crunching ...like its trying to select to cant fully engage mate

[neiljohnson]

gareth66 said:

Its just crunching ...like its trying to select to cant fully engage mate

Be worth lifting the centre console as that will allow you to see the shifter assembly you may be able to see the reason it won't select

If there is nothing obvious here it's likely a fault inside the box itself

[gareth66]

Thanks for the advice ...im thinking it cant be anything too bad or i wouldn't be able to select any gear ...will have to wait til i get to work tomoro to have a proper look

[EmmaJ]

I had this on my Monaro (only being able to select forward gears 1st, 3rd, 5th and Reverse) and after a drive from Kent to Reading with it in 5th by the time I came to need a lower gear it was seized in 5th. Bottom line it was a new gearbox, so if you want to avoid having to purchase a new 'box I'd strongly suggest not driving it until you've had it looked it.

Hopefully it's something simply (and cheap) to fix

[gareth66]

Cheers Emma....what sort of price am I looking at for a replacement 'box?.....and is there anywhere that would be better to go to ?.....would a 2nd hand 'box suffice or is it going to be a case of trying to source a brand new one?....Ouch !!

[EmmaJ]

gareth66 said:

Cheers Emma....what sort of price am I looking at for a replacement 'box?.....and is there anywhere that would be better to go to ?.....would a 2nd hand 'box suffice or is it going to be a case of trying to source a brand new one?....Ouch !!

Well I didn't mess about and went straight for a top of the range Tick Performance Lv5 uber 'box . Don't forget I'm running a lot more power than stock though.

I also wanted modified ratios to help in the 0-200MPH over a mile goal so that's why I went with one of These

The Fish use to offer a loan gearbox service to keep you up and running. From memory I think I paid the Fish a deposit of 1,200 for their loan 'box whilst mine I waited for the Tick 'box to be build.

The thing that's most likely to kick any box is the spigot bearing so if you do go down the 2nd hand route make sure a new spigot bearing is fitted at the same time.

You could always give our friendly breakers a try: Brett (AKA Speed4U) a call on 07790-829102 or Gary (AKA Raving) on 07850-836917 to see what they have in stock.

[gareth66]

Thanks again Emma...my mechanic at work is going to have a quick look and see if he can see an issue before I decide what route to go down....havnt had any issues or warning noises in the past so im hoping maybe a connecting rod is loose (if that's even possible )....don't want to think the worst til I get it looked at ..

[EmmaJ]

gareth66 said:

Thanks again Emma...my mechanic at work is going to have a quick look and see if he can see an issue before I decide what route to go down....havnt had any issues or warning noises in the past so im hoping maybe a connecting rod is loose (if that's even possible )....don't want to think the worst til I get it looked at ..

Fingers crossed

Mine had a dreaded death rattle in 5th so it was on borrowed time. I then did TR and 30+ VMAX runs which basically signed its death warrant and a week later it was toast

[ringram]

Synchro's get munched often.
Drop her out and check the spigot as mentioned.
if not its a repair/replace job.
Replace might be better value with a base model from tick or equiv and sell your old one off to someone with lots of tools to play with and offset the cost.

[gareth66]

Thanks for the continuing advice...;.is there anything in particular I should be looking for on the Tick webpage...obviously im looking under the 04-06 Pontiac gto heading ..they show rebuild kits etc but I don't want to be buying the wrong thing as im a novice at gearboxes hahaha....are there certain part numbers for different vehicles etc?..

[Black VXR]

I would put £3k aside!

[gsd2000]

if its a VXR box then a standard tick T56 GTO rebuild kit will work

But tickshifts prices are if you are sending them a gearbox

[mik_ok]

I'm going to be the optimist and go with something loose / blocking the shift mechanism.

Fingers crossed....

[gareth66]

mik_ok said:

I'm going to be the optimist and go with something loose / blocking the shift mechanism.

Fingers crossed....

Thanks ...thats what in hoping as well...

[SturdyHSV]

gsd2000 said:

if its a VXR box then a standard tick T56 GTO rebuild kit will work

But tickshifts prices are if you are sending them a gearbox

It would require a little more than hand tools to take it apart / back together I presume? Things having to be 'pressed' in to place etc?

Would really love to take it apart and upgrade the bits, but the above limits my progress a little.

[gareth66]

gsd2000 said:

if its a VXR box then a standard tick T56 GTO rebuild kit will work

But tickshifts prices are if you are sending them a gearbox

thanks....im in touch with a sales rep at Tick and as soon as my mechanic can have a look,if I need any parts ,the rep will help me out by suggesting the right parts I need ....seem like a helpful company and not too expensive....the basic kit is $399 and the most expensive shipping is just under $300....so if I can get as many decent upgrade parts as I need and shipping for less than $1500 total then that would equate to just over a grand sterling and id be happy with that ..

[gareth66]

below is a copy of the emil from the sales rep...can anybody tell me if I have an 'F-BODY'...??? CHEERS

Hi Gareth, thanks for the message. The stage 2 build a kit starts at $399 for just the upgrade parts and i'm assuming that this is for a F-BODY? If you need additional parts I need a little more information. This is just an example of a stage 2 kit for $399.99 without extras. I used Exeter zip code EX16 Tiverton. You can use the same if you go on our site and go to what parts you need add to cart and estimate shipping.




Shipping Method

Price


USPS (Priority Mail International) $94.55
USPS (Express Mail International) $103.10
UPS OnLine Tools (Worldwide Expedited) $210.78
UPS OnLine Tools (Worldwide Express Saver) Next day delivery* $216.58
UPS OnLine Tools (Worldwide Express) $223.71

[N66GMD]

Well we dismantled the ripshifter...the grub screw for adjusting rear play had wound itself right in thereby stopping any movement of the gearstick into 2,4 and 6 ...taken it out and readjusted it with a drop of locktite and hopefully once put back together all will be well ..