hey guys,

last night i was going through the gears (parked)with the clutch ingaged when for some reason it got stuck in 5th.anyway i yanked the shifter out, but is still in 5th gear and the shifter is not going in any gear or neutral als it cant move over to were 5th and reverse would be.last month i had the fith gear nut replaced so maybe its the its the half splined shaft problem ??

 

I would think the problem would most likely exist in the top cover of the transmission, where the shift rails are. You can remove the stick and look at the end of it, and look down its hole for damage. Maybe even try to realign all the rails through the hole, but you will probably end up removing the transmission so you can take the top off.

 

I Already Looked In There With The Shifter Out And Couldnt See Anyway To Fix It, So I Had It Towed In To The Local Dealer (very Good Freinds Of Mine). Its Just The Damdest Thing I've Seen In All My Years Of Working With These Trucks

 

It sounds like you lost a roll pin in one of the shift forks. Not a big deal, just goofy as heck.

Not sure how the top of the newer 4500 are put together, but I have dealt with this in several other brands of 5 and 6 speed transmissions.

 

had one of mine do it about 3 times took the top off and just tapped it with a hammer to get it to disengage keeping the fluid changed seemed to keep it from happening as much

 

I've run into this twice on '97s, problem is the bottom of the shifter is worn out allowing you to shift into two gears at once, it gets stuck in fifth.
Very self evident how to fix it with just a screwdriver but it will happen again unless you are very careful shifting.
The big problem is the shifter isn't available separately any more, it's junkyard time.
If the dealer doesn't give you an answer you like ($$$) call the fine folks at Standard Transmission and Gear 800-783-8726
Even the secretary that answers the phone is very familiar with the problem.

 

thanks !!....but if it happens again how do i do the screwdriver trick....hope i dont need to pull the tranny for it but i do have a lift at work

thanks again everyone

 

In the old days when 5 and 4 trans where in use this happened a lot in the A box. So you had to make your shifts in perfect h patterns or you would be half way up a hill and jammed in the A box with only the main to shift with.

 

I LOOKED AT THE TRANNY WITH THE REAR COVER REMOVED AND THE SICRONIZER SEENS TO HAV TOO MUCH SLACK IN THE MIDDLE.....MAYBE HAPPENED WHEN I JERKED IT OTTA GEAR. THE SHIFT TOWER IS $800 AND A THREE WEEK WAIT !!!

PRAY WITH ME GUYS !

 

ok, its the Synchronizer...so does anyone know were i can find one on the net for less than $450.00 !!....dealers tryimg to rap me

 

It looks like you can find it here.
http://quad4x4.com/NV4500%20Rebuild%...chro_Ring_Kits.