Can't shift MTX sho HELP!!!

[92YamahaSHO]

driving down the road and shifted into 4th gear and i herd "thunk" now the car is stuck in 4th and when i move the shifter it feels like its not connected to the tranny i can turn the shifter in a 360 degree circle its like theres no gear for it go into. i looked underneeth the car and it looks normal. what the **** happend to my car???

 

[Black89SHO]

I'm guessing you have a 92, which means you have the rod shifter. It could be possible that the one of the rods disconnected from the tranny. Maybe I am wrong, I have the cable shifter and had the crossover cable replaced because it popped off of where it was connected to close to the tranny. My shifter did the exact same thing. I could spin it all over in figure eights, everywhere. Now that it is fixed it is all good. If I were you I would cheak under there again and take a really close look. I would think that with these symptoms that it is not your tranny. But again, I could be wrong. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[92YamahaSHO]

yeah i can move the shifter in figure 8's also, how do i fix this problem?im sure my tranny is not f#$ed up i know it has to be something like u said because i drove it home in 4th a couple blocks away from home, any pics would be helpful so i know what im looking for, thanks.

 

[Bizzy]

Take a look under the car. There will be 2 rods, one connects to the tranny boss which is part of the tranny case. It has a fairly large bolt in there. Typically people who slam through the gears are the ones who have troubles with this boss breaking.

The other rod connects to the shift shaft with a tie fighter looking bolt setup. Forgive me for not using the proper term for it but if you've ever watched Star Wars you know what it looks like. Just reconnect that if it came loose and you should be all set.

 

[92YamahaSHO]

ok i took a look and i moved the rod going from the trans to the shifter around and it feels disconnected. but there is a black cover around the part where the shifter and the rod cojnnect how do i remove this cover???do i need to drop the housing to remove it or what??

 

[Black89SHO]

I would imagine that you should be able to take off the box that covers the rod to shifter connection I wish I could help you more with this but I have the cable shifter. Just dig around and see what you can do. Good luck.

 

[92YamahaSHO]

ok i got the black cover off, and the metal bracket or whatever it is called that connects the shifter to the long tranny rod has staped off. How do I remove the metal bracket from the tranny rod?

 

[DHMag]

ok i got the black cover off, and the metal bracket or whatever it is called that connects the shifter to the long tranny rod has staped off. How do I remove the metal bracket from the tranny rod?

remove the center console and remove the shifter as a complete unit thru the bottom.