w55 jumping out of 2nd mid-drift

[DORIGTRA23]

howdy
just wondering if anyone could shed some light on why my w55 behind an 18rg in a ra23 keeps jumping out of 2nd mid-drift when im just cruisin its fine its only when i hammer it this is pretty much what happens come into a corner in 3rd compression back to 2nd to initiate slide plant it and not straight away but about mid to 3/4 corner it will pop out of 2nd into neutral i have no idea why can anyone help me and before anyone says dont hammer it NO! thats what i built it for to have fun but poping out of 2nd is not very fun

[RT104GT]

Most gearboxes in the W50-W55 series are between 20 and 30 years old and all second hand. I fitted my 1st W55 from a 3TGTE in 1984, so many have high K's from 140,000 upwards, so mate sorry but you can't add anything to it to fix it,, Its worn and you will have to pull it apart and fix it. or get another one.

[The Witzl]

so what track were you driving on to find it does this??




.... rebuild or replace box.

[wilbo666]

I'd guess that the 1st / 2nd shift fork is worn where the locking ball sits.

The thrust generated in the direction to knock it out of gear is enough to overcome the worn locking mechanism...and hence it comes out of gear during your on track spirited driving...

My guess....

(and everyone likes pics )


Cheers
Wilbo

[TA-022]

mine did this when i 1st got my car.

oil change -ran for a month .. then another oil change and it was fine.

mine i think was just tiredness from sitting around... bit of use
wore it back in me thinks.

["Z" UTE]

Yep, bought an RA23 LT Celica in 1982. On the test drive, it jumped outa gear,say me to the salesman well thats stuffed. Bought the car at a good price. Changed the oil a coupla times, and it was all good. The box was still good 7 years later when some one rear ended, and wrote the car off.

P51 in an RA35 had crunchy probs, 2nd gear. New 80 grade hypoid, and all good.

cheers Chuck.

[DORIGTRA23]

thanx everyone for replies "mad respect" i think ill change oil a couple of times like suggested then if it still does it time for a W58

[haison]

Probably not a good idea to have said that bud, Toymods doesn't condone street racing of any kind.. I'm not having a go at ya but it'll save you a headache further down the track..

[DORIGTRA23]

cheers haison sorry if ive already got on the wrong side of some people with that comment nothing wrong with a squirt in the hills is there?
the closest track to me is a 5 hour drive round trip

[haison]

All good mate. What you do is up to you, but the last thing we want is to encourage other people to do stupid things. It's bad enough as it is.

Edit: Oh have a good read through the FAQ, these forums run a bit differently than most others out there. Once again it'll save you the headache later on.

[DORIGTRA23]

thanks mate yeah i see what u mean by encouraging other peoples to do stupid stuff
and the cops dont like us modifiers enough as it is

[TA-022]

yeah just use a bit of the every1s thinking it but not good to say it and you'll be right.

+rep for a drifting 1st gen!

same plans for my 28 .. drift-a!

[oldcorollas]

and the cops dont like us wanker street dorifto dangerous fuckwits enough as it is

fixed...

as for popping out, grind a properly sized bolt down, so that it slips in the detent spring, and shims it maybe 0.5mm or a bit more (start with more and grind less to get feel).
this will increase the thrust force required to overcome the detent (but also increase force needed to shift)

[DORIGTRA23]

TA-022 cheers man what u doin to yours?
OLDCOROLLAS i already know your thoughts on drifting

[DORIGTRA23]

+ rep to everyone whos helped out on this thread seems ive got a bit of work to do in the shed now