DOH! another 5th bites the dust....

SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:14 am

On my way down to the Historics, I killed another 5th gear. Traffic sped up, shifted to 5th and had nothing. This time it was on a Warner box that I thought I couldn't do it to.

Time to get the first one fixed.

Will

67 1/2 1600 · Post by **67 1/2 1600** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:20 am

That blows Will! Knowing on how the 5speeds give out makes me want to think twice about a 5spd in my car.

Joaquin

spyder · Post by **spyder** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:50 am

splined or unsplined?

Post by **ppeters914** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:47 pm

Beware of Will, the 5th Gear Anti-Christ!

SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 3:24 pm

I know the 1st one was unsplined, the 2nd probably wasn't either. I read a TSB that Nissan released which states that only the last of the '70 2 liters came with the splined 5th. Mike Young seems to think that all the warner 5spds were splined. If thats so, the double lock nuts that hold the whole nine yards together have backed off, and my tranny could explode at any minute. I do not think this is the case however as I can shift through all 5 gears just like before, and reverse (the give away, if it doesn't drop in easily the lock nuts are loose) is just like before. This transmission was also an unknown condition one that has been prone to popping out of 1st all the time. It also likes to do the 2-5 shift rather than going into 3rd. That will never do good things when you catch 5th at 5500 rpm when you are actuially looking for 3rd. Its just too big of a jump. In defence of the transmission, I do have a very healthy U20 and I do drive hard. I think a good 5spd will go a very long time if you just drive it to shows or on the occasional fun run. The 5th gear flaw was addressed by Nissan, so it is a known issue. When I get my other box rebuilt, I'll pull this one apart and see what happened.

Will

Post by **dbrick** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:00 pm

Has anyone tried a few well placed welds on the retaining parts?

SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:54 pm

Dave,
You have found the correct way to fix the 5th gear issue. It is actuially a known fix.

Will

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Post by **dbrick** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:02 pm

You lost me on the song part, but then again I'm not the sharpest spoon in the drawer....Oh, wait, I mean knife..

JoeK · Post by **JoeK** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:23 am

Oh good, I can still be the tineiest fork

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Redtail · Post by **Redtail** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:52 am

released 1980

Post by **dbrick** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:57 pm

Ahh...the Eightys, that explains the memory lapse.