I just put a second hand SIII transmission into the lightweight a few hundred miles ago. I had no verification on it's condition before hand, so this serves me right...
After completing a lumber run, pulling under 1000 pounds in a trailer for a few hours at highway speeds, I got off the highway and onto the side streets. That's when I noticed 1st gear was difficult to find. I did get it in eventually but then second gear makes a terrible racket on over-run or if I hold it tight in gear. The racket on over-run makes me think the 2nd-3rd distance piece has let go. The fact that 1st is difficult to select makes me think a fork has bent. If it's a fork then at least I can get at it without pulling the whole box again, but I'm not confident.
Does this sound familiar to any of the transmission experts out there?
This is a let down either way. I was going to drive this truck to Utah next week but not with a finicky transmission I'm not.
After completing a lumber run, pulling under 1000 pounds in a trailer for a few hours at highway speeds, I got off the highway and onto the side streets. That's when I noticed 1st gear was difficult to find. I did get it in eventually but then second gear makes a terrible racket on over-run or if I hold it tight in gear. The racket on over-run makes me think the 2nd-3rd distance piece has let go. The fact that 1st is difficult to select makes me think a fork has bent. If it's a fork then at least I can get at it without pulling the whole box again, but I'm not confident.
Does this sound familiar to any of the transmission experts out there?
This is a let down either way. I was going to drive this truck to Utah next week but not with a finicky transmission I'm not.
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