Shifter Issues. Can't get in some gears.
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:16 pm
Big shifting issues.
Installed the stock shifter from my Bus and removed the fancy schmancy 80's Scat shifter which has always worked flawlessly (in 2 Busses) but was too short for my comfort. All was well and then on the way to High Rock it was having trouble getting in third & fourth. I could still get in those gears, it was just kinda tight. Went to Dallas last night (Wife's Grandmother won't last the through the weekend most likely) and half way there I couldn't get in 4th at all and 3rd took several tries with lot's of force. Pulled over and tried to adjust it but just couldn't get it right. Drove to Dallas in 3rd pissing people off all the way. Got there and re-installed my Scat shifter. Seemed fine but then 5 minutes after driving I had no 3rd or 4th at all. Re-installed the stock shifter and I can get 1st-4th but not reverse. It just slides into 2nd instead of reverse. Got home and started again this morning. Crawled under the Bus and the coupler is golden. It should be. It's only a year and a half old. After hours of adjustment with no progress I tried installing the stock shifter without the stop plate and could get into all gears. Put it in reverse and then pulled stock shifter and re-installed it with the stop plate while still set in reverse. Started her up and she still backed up. Tried the other gears and all were good. Tried to get back into reverse and no go. Just keeps going into 2nd instead. Tried installing the Scat shifter and still no 3rd or 4th but reverse is easy as pie.
What the hell is going on here?!?!?!? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This is the only vehicle we have and we're gonna need to go to Dallas again soon for a funeral.
Installed the stock shifter from my Bus and removed the fancy schmancy 80's Scat shifter which has always worked flawlessly (in 2 Busses) but was too short for my comfort. All was well and then on the way to High Rock it was having trouble getting in third & fourth. I could still get in those gears, it was just kinda tight. Went to Dallas last night (Wife's Grandmother won't last the through the weekend most likely) and half way there I couldn't get in 4th at all and 3rd took several tries with lot's of force. Pulled over and tried to adjust it but just couldn't get it right. Drove to Dallas in 3rd pissing people off all the way. Got there and re-installed my Scat shifter. Seemed fine but then 5 minutes after driving I had no 3rd or 4th at all. Re-installed the stock shifter and I can get 1st-4th but not reverse. It just slides into 2nd instead of reverse. Got home and started again this morning. Crawled under the Bus and the coupler is golden. It should be. It's only a year and a half old. After hours of adjustment with no progress I tried installing the stock shifter without the stop plate and could get into all gears. Put it in reverse and then pulled stock shifter and re-installed it with the stop plate while still set in reverse. Started her up and she still backed up. Tried the other gears and all were good. Tried to get back into reverse and no go. Just keeps going into 2nd instead. Tried installing the Scat shifter and still no 3rd or 4th but reverse is easy as pie.
What the hell is going on here?!?!?!? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This is the only vehicle we have and we're gonna need to go to Dallas again soon for a funeral.