Originally Posted by
BackInA88
Aren't there pins between the shift fork shafts that fall into notches.
To only allow one shift fork at a time to move to prevent this from happening.
Yeah, the way the detents and center balls (it's relally more of a tiny rod) work, it SHOULD only allow 1 gear to be selected at a time. See arrows in photo:
The only time my SIII transmission got jammed in a gear and locked up the entire driveline was when the tabs on the locking washer broke off and the spline nut (on the rear of the transmssion behind the PTO coverplate) backed off and jammed up against the pto cover while I was reversing out of my driveway. It was the same symptoms you describe.
This is easy to check by popping off the center under-seat hatch and removing the cover plate on the rear of the transmission and having a peek. Here's what it SHOULDN'T look like:
--Mark
1973 SIII 109 RHD 2.5NA Diesel
0-54mph in just under 11.5 minutes
(9.7 minutes now that she's a 3-door).