wont stay in 5th

[nbutler]

on my blaster when i shift to 5th gear it kinda drops back into 4th on its own...what does that mean?

 

[djack12]

um are you sure your not kicking it back down with your foot or toe by mistake?

im not saying your dumb or anything, just a thought.

 

[nbutler]

no thats what i thought at first but thats not it

it does that all the time and its not me

 

[tjsdaname]

mine does it sometimes.... not very often though

 

[impulse86]

flush your oil , and clean it out if its milky that could be part of the problem

 

[nbutler]

thanks

 

[89custom]

hmm thats weird. does it do it in 6th or any other gear sometimes? take off the clutch cover and see if somethings up with the star gear. not a high chance but a point on the star gear could be broken off and it might be slipping off into 4th because it doesnt have a deep enough spot to sit in 5th

 

[nbutler]

hmm thats weird. does it do it in 6th or any other gear sometimes? take off the clutch cover and see if somethings up with the star gear. not a high chance but a point on the star gear could be broken off and it might be slipping off into 4th because it doesnt have a deep enough spot to sit in 5th

nope just 5th.

thats probably it, idk ill check it out tomorrow

thanks alot

 

[tjscott]

it sounds like its popping out of gear.
your dog teeth may be rounded.
have you been shifting without the clutch? is your clutch engaging properly?

 

[nbutler]

i dont do that but maybe the guy that had it before me did...idk

my clutch works ok

 

[quam]

worse case scenario is a bent shift fork.

 

[89custom]

worse case scenario is a bent shift fork.

worst case senario is his transmission is trucked, specificly anything to do with 5th gear.

 

[nbutler]

ok does anyone actually know why or are we just guessing here??

 

[90 blaster]

Sell it before you gotta put a trany in it.

 

[quam]

well, shift forks get bent (usually it's second gear that this happens to) because of slamming the gears. if you slam it into 5th a lot then fork could get bent, but like i said, that's worst case, very unlikely.
i think flushing the tranny oil is def a good idea. you might have a piece of gunk stuck in the drum not letting the fork move into position properly.
i don't think this is symptomatic of damaged shafts or cogs because you didn't say anything about strange bumpiness or vibrations in that gear.

 

[nbutler]

Sell it before you gotta put a trany in it.

haha i like ur idea bro

 

[BLASTER POWER]

it could be anytin like..
worn shift fork
worn shift cam grove
worn gear dog???
hopefully it is jus sum crap in the oil!!
dese are all jus guesses no1 can no for sure without taken it apart