trans issue help....

[bradslt5]

was cruizing on the highway ,when i let off the gas (cop) i felt the motor drag down fairly hard like it was running out of gas. pulled over to the side of the road and had a heck of a time getting her into gear . finall got her into 2 nd gear and pulled into a shop .guy said it was a gear issue . they stared trying to get the trans out but made them stop when they were using a crow bar on my drive shaft trying to get the c beam out . my ? is could the 2 rear slider bolts that hold the rear of the shifter slider (no 35 in the fsm expled view cause this if they came out . thanx for any help you can give

[tccrab]

Brad:

Not sure I understand your question about the two bolts on the shifter, but if you're asking if it's a shifter problem the answer is in my opinion; "probably not".
My guess is that something like this has happened:
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819

Getting the CBeam off and out does require a little "Persuasion".
A crowbar would not be an unusual tool to be used in the process.
Of course, prying on the driveshaft is asking for trouble....[-X[-X

TomC

[bradslt5]

thanx for the heads up . but sure was really hoping it wasnt going to be costly :cry: . i have an e mail into bill. now just have to figure out how to pay for it . the economy sure sucks right now .

[A26B]

Brad:

.....My guess is that something like this has happened:
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819

.........
TomC

I agree completely. Same thing happend to mine. After I first noticed it just cruising around town, slowing down on it's own like brake pressure, bot no brakes applied,I headed home. Didn't make it. It seized in the center lane of a 4 lane road & wouldn't move. Shifting to neutral makes no difference. Entire driveline is locked until the drive shaft is uncoupled.

I talked to B.B., told him I had been running RedLine. He said this is the 3rd instance of the same failure in trannies running RedLine. He wasn't sure if it was related but certainly noteworthy. FWIW, I put Castrol in my new tranny.

Jerry

[Jeffvette]

Jerry, I have seen a few transmissions now with redline in them. They all had excess leakage and foam coming out of them. When they leave they have the Castrol in them.

[A26B]

Jerry, I have seen a few transmissions now with redline in them. They all had excess leakage and foam coming out of them. When they leave they have the Castrol in them.

Nuff said for me:icon_thum

[bradslt5]

thanx for the insight , you guys are proably are right . i did have castrol in it . but i am thinking that theoiling system might be restricted like rons . i am going to have bill take the trans i got from kellies ccar and my car and hopefully get one good one with the updates that bill is so good doing . thanx again for the help:handshak:

[PhillipsLT5]

Bill is DA MAN

[Paul Workman]

Same deal here...burned it up pretty good. Pushing in the clutch didn't help, and instantly I was relieved it wasn't engine related, but definately gear related. I was able to get off on the shoulder before it locked up and I slid to a halt!

Bill B opened up the oil galleries on my new ZF and filled it with Castrol. He also matched the springs on the syncros which resulted in the most silky smooth shifts I've ever experienced in a manual trans. Bill ain't cheap, but I feel I got the quality I paid for.

P.