boblong24

i just bought a car and test drove it and i didnt notice this when i test drove it but when i left and was driving home it pops out of 3rd gear or you can bairly tap it and it will fall out. could it be the the shifter in it is a short throw or could it be my clutch is shot? and also when i let my foot off the gas it sounds like a grinding noise. please help thanks

Slowbalt2000

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pushing clutch in all the way when shifting, and making sure it pushes up as far as first and fifth, if it doesnt there is a problem.

turbosmart4

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broken 3rd gear? ouch

cleanxfe

syncro smashed

boblong24

when i put in 1st and 5th it stays in it just does it in 3rd and it is also hard to get into 1st and a Bi!(h to get it in reverse. sry if these are dumb ? i am new to cobalts. thanks

turbosmart4

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to use reverse u have to pull the lock on the shifter.... lol just sayin

Cobalt_Daddy

maybe get someone to adjust your shift linkage.. how much mileage and do you know if it was driven hard much? probably not clutch if it stays in other gears properly

Slowbalt2000

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what im saying is does third push up to the same height as 1st or 3rd? and 1st sometimes sucks on my car too, these transmissions werent really built with the highest quality parts.

boblong24

i know you have to left the lock lever for the reverse lol and it does go up as far as the 1st and 5th it seems, there is 46000 miles on the car and i dont know if it was driven hard:/

turbosmart4

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if its an ss then yes they drove it hard lol step on the clutch all the way down twice and see if it goes into gear easier, or try stepping on on it may times cuz if it does then ur clutch is broken

Slowbalt2000

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sometimes my gears wont push in all the way, but when i pull back a few times, itll go in more smoothly

boblong24

its is a ss and like it goes into 3rd but it must not go in all the way cause i can put it in 3rd and drive around and i can tap it and it falls into netural but 1st 2nd 4th and 5th dont you cant just slap it into netural

boblong24

thanks guys for your help i really need to figure out whats wrong

FasterIsBetter

Most likely your linkage. Its possible that its damaged or needs adjustment.

boblong24

ok well i will have the people that are going to fix it look at it what else should i have them look at

Malaclypse

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If his problem was shift linkage he'd he popping out of 1st and 5th as well.


OP: You've got a bad synchronizer or bent shift fork inside the transmission. End of story.

mongorat427

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Linkage probably needs adjusted. Its almost impossible to bend a shift fork on the F35 because on the way its set up inside. Had many of them apart and never found a bent shift fork. Syncro could be bad.

boblong24

it also bogs down when i put it into 2nd?