w55 jumping out of 2nd mid-drift

[allencr]

The ball bearing & spring that push on the shift fork shaft's notch are there for positioning the shift fork, but don't 'hold it in gear' at all. That's really the teeth/dogs on 2nd gear and/or the teeth on its syncro hub job Yours are worn and have a slight taper that'll push it out of gear when loaded.
I'd be fucking amazed if different oil did anything, and would sure like to know why!
Most are cut straight, and some are even undercut with a reverse taper
that will make it very difficult to pull out of gear when there is any load at all on it.

Try pulling it out of gear without using the clutch when lightly cruising and when accelerating/decellerating & feel the difference.

[TA-022]

Well there are two testimonials here saying oil changes fixed this prob ... depends what
the prob really is inside the box i guess.

1ggte f series diff - suspension is the plans Dori ... motor should be in by end of JAN

[DORIGTRA23]

ALLENCR thanx very much for that, A ppg full internal gearset would be the way but at $4000 i dont think so, Should i see if i can get 2nd recut with the reverse taper?
TA-022 Sweet man u using 86 suspension?

[DORIGTRA23]

OH CRAP The gearbox filler plug is round someones rounded the shit out of it time to pull out the box. FUN

[wilbo666]

OH CRAP The gearbox filler plug is round someones rounded the shit out of it time to pull out the box. FUN

BZZZ, wait a sec before you pull the box...

If the drain plug is OK, then drain the oil...

Take the center console and shifter out and fill the gearbox via the shifter hole (measure the correct amount of fluid).

Unless you really want to remove the gearbox? lol

Cheers
Wilbo

[Hen]

Or get a spare filler plug from a wrecker/your spare box/any bolt that fits, then remove rooted filler plug with vice grips. Fill box and then fit new, good plug.

And then stop endorsing street drift.

Hen

[DORIGTRA23]

WILBO cheers that would save me a headache any ideas on how much fluid a W55 takes?
HEN yea ive sorta got the idea bout that

[wilbo666]

WILBO cheers that would save me a headache any ideas on how much fluid a W55 takes?
HEN yea ive sorta got the idea bout that

http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/valv....asp?section=1

2.5L apparently

Cheers
Wilbo

[love ke70]

or even weld a nut onto the end of the filler plug.
whys everyone so uppity to remove gearboxes, its such a PITA

[DORIGTRA23]

+ rep for love ke70 you champ good fkn idea

[Cuzzo]

or even weld a nut onto the end of the filler plug.
whys everyone so uppity to remove gearboxes, its such a PITA

Not as much PITA as it is in a fwd but we wont go there....

[love ke70]

mm, lets not
ive spent today pulling an oil pump out of a fwd, in the car....so not cool