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Shifting Problems

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NastyNick:
Recently my '93 K5 has developed a problem that I hope someone can help me out with.  I was out practicing starts with my kid at our local track and I noticed when the engine is pinned in second gear, it won't shift into 3rd.  Going from 2nd to 3rd is the only place I notice this at and only when the throttle is wfo.  Under "normal" conditions it shifts just fine into and out of 3rd (or any other gear).

Any ideas??


Thanks!

michaelsmith:
Worn,bent shift fork?

kawdude:
shift fork is the best guess could be that crap has gotten in the groove of the shift drum so the fork won't slide right.

NastyNick:
Wouldn't that mean that I would not be able to shift into 3rd at all?

Rick:
Not really.  If you have ever been into the tranny, you will notice that the fork is moved back and forth by a shift hub that has a squigly trough cut into the side.  A distortion of other defect in the shift fork can cause a bind as the end of the fork tries to move through the trough in the shifting hub.  Only way to know for sure is to split the cases.

Rick

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