interesting coincidence.... 6sp trans

[Chuck B]

Original owner of my 05 RC now with140k. I installed a B&M shifter when they were first offered them back in 06. Much better than stock. Truck sat hardly used the last few yrs but started driving it almost daily last fall. I began to notice the shifter would fall out of its position with a little pressure. Trans shifted fine and never slipped out of gear. I assumed the shifter itself was worn...detent slots? Anyways, a couple months later it got much worse...handle would flob all around but again shifting was perfect and never slipped out of gear. It was bad enough that I was considering throwing the stock shifter back in to verify it was the shifter and not the trans itself.

Before I got around to it my slave unit gave up. Luckily leaving me stranded at home. A call to JMB had a new viper upgrade mstr and slave at my door a few days later. I'm no auto mechanic but know my way with tools. I assumed it would be an easy swap...I didn't realize the trans would have to come out to replace the slave. Undeterred, the dog and I got it done the other morning. Me doing the work and him supervising lol. Trans came out easy but took me a bit longer to get it back in....3hrs total.

I used a speed bleeder and got a firm peddle. Started the truck and success! However, my previously floppy shift lever felt brand new. Even a firm pull while in gear it would not come out of position. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how the issues are related. Can anyone offer a logical correlation? THIA

BTW...driving it reconfirmed my love for the truck and so i stopped by my dealer for some up grades; lower ball joints, upper arms, wheel bearing hubs, spark plugs, new coils, wires, fuel injectors then for some bling JMB catless mids with Billy Boat exhaust. Here's to another 140k!!

 

[trussman]

Wish I had an answer for you but I am glad you fell back in love with the truck!

 

[VPRPWRD]

Was the slave not allowing the clutch to completely release which allowed the shifter to come out of gear easier? When you pulled the trans was there a groove worn in the pressure plate potentially showing signs of that? I am grasping at straws with this because I can't see the two being linked together otherwise.

 

[Slitherbeast]

I think the 2 bolts that hold the shifter handle to the shifter were loose?.....maybe...or the shifter base bolts were loose

 

[ViperPete]

I experienced a problem like that about a week or so after installing my JTSVP Gen II shifter. Luckily I only tolerated that for a few miles.

The 2 bolts that hold the shifter arms together became loose. Put a dab of blue Loctite and no more sloppy shifting. It's like having a hinge on the shifter and would give you the impression of sloppy shifting. Even though the tranny is perfectly fine.

I think you should have tightened every bolt related to the shifter, before pulling the transmission. I cant see anything inside the transmission being related to: gears staying in fine, and a floppy shifter....Bad synchros? Completely worn shift fork pads? :dontknow:

Sometimes we make much more work for ourselves than is really necessary.

2 cents...

 

[Chuck B]

Was the slave not allowing the clutch to completely release which allowed the shifter to come out of gear easier? When you pulled the trans was there a groove worn in the pressure plate potentially showing signs of that? I am grasping at straws with this because I can't see the two being linked together otherwise.

That was my line of reasoning. No groove found. I attempted to inspect the plates to determine if that or clutch packed needed to be replaced while the tranny was out. Fact is if I had realized sooner I'd be pulling the tranny I'd have installed a new clutch pack as well.

I think the 2 bolts that hold the shifter handle to the shifter were loose?.....maybe...or the shifter base bolts were loose

Never touched the shifter...prior or after.

 

[ZCx]

howdy Chuck:rock:

good to see ya

 

[VPRPWRD]

Never touched the shifter...prior or after.

You had to remove the shifter base bolts to pull the trans didn't you?

 

[ViperPete]

You had to remove the shifter base bolts to pull the trans didn't you?

Not necessarily.

When I installed my tranny, I bolted the shifter base onto the tranny before I installed it.

Just made things easier.

 

[VPRPWRD]

Not necessarily.

When I installed my tranny, I bolted the shifter base onto the tranny before I installed it.

Just made things easier.

The several times I have had these transmissions in and out I have always removed the shifter base.

 

[Chuck B]

You had to remove the shifter base bolts to pull the trans didn't you?

I didn't remove it. Unscrewed the knob and removed the base cover only.

 

[VPRPWRD]

I didn't remove it. Unscrewed the knob and removed the base cover only.

I'm not following, you removed the shifter base and stick as a whole or you left the shifter minus the knob in the transmission?

 

[Chuck B]

No, just the vinyl cover.... Shifter came with the trans.