first gear

**jxochipili** · #1 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 09:26 PM

Group,

After much work, I am about ready to launch the revived 86 GTV6. Here is my issue and I appreciate any suggestions, I dropped the trans axle to replace all the mounts and bushings. I pulled the shifter assembly off and when I replaced it I replaced the roll pin with a bolt. I checked clearances and all seemed well but now that everything is bolted back up, I cannot get into first gear. All others are fine and I can ALMOST get into first. Is there some kind of adjustment on the shifter I should be looking at or is this bolt keeping me from shifting into first??

Jeff

**Andrew** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 11:28 AM

Is this with the transaxle in or out of the car?
Andrew

**Andrew** · #3 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 11:29 AM

Just saw the answer to my question in line three. Did it go into gear OK before you reinstalled it? If so, I'd suspect a linkage adjustment issue. Your mod could have possibly limited the movement of things, but presumably you checked the comparative movement?
Andrew

patjo · #4 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 02:10 PM

Did you remove the extra plates from the new side mounts? Leaving them in place shouldn't mis-align it enough to make shifting difficult (mine didn't) but never say never and so on...