Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting HeLp!?!?!

Ok all of you i need some help here . I have a 96 se contour with the 2.5 and the 5spd trans. My problem is my F***en car is stuck in 4th gear and the danm shops said that they hafta charge me like three grand just to find out what the problem is before they fix the danm thing . I need some help here any would be nice. Im a member at tempotopaz.com and they cant figure it out so maybe all u pros out there can. HeLp!

Determing if your problem is in the shifter or in the transmission would be the easiest, and you can do it.

You dont say how the shifter feels. Is there any play in it, etc? Under the car there are two rods that go from the shifter to the trans. They come out from under the heat shielding and then one bolts to the trans, and the other bolts to nearby, IIRC to the trans' case. If either of these are bent, missing, disconnected, it would cause problems, and if the left one is disconnected (the one that actually shifts the car) you wont have any shift pattern at all, except for the lockout of reverse.

So in other words, is the shifter stuck in fourth, etc?

Oh, and $3000?! Seems a bit steep, especially when you hear of people getting their clutches changed out (same labor) for a third of that.

inspection fees on manual transaxles for this car should run a tenth of that (expect to pay about 300-450 for removal and replacement regardless of whether or not you fix it..

Then you factor in whatever parts you need, and the labor to install those INTO your transmission.


I would check your two shifter linkages.


Open the hood, and look down in to the engine, on the driver's side, between the airbox and the firewall for both of those cables that were mentioned to be going in to the bellhousing of the tranny... have a friend move the shifter and see if both move freely..


How does the shifter feel? SLOPPY?? stuck in fourth and HARD.. stuck in fourth gear even if you put the shifter in to the first slot?



Ray

First of all its not to cables its the two rods and there is more play in the shifter in it now then when i bought the car. This might help when i bought the car there was a scratch when ever i put the car in third gear and i couldnt power shift it at all.But to your question both rods are conected but other then that i dont know mutch more. I have talked to some ford guys at the dealership they said that the shift fork for 3rd and 4th broke and is stuck.

That was the thought that came to mind with me...the shift fork broken.

Uhm.. 3rd gear synchro was already grinding and you were worried about NOT being able to "power shift"?


That is a BAD thing to do.. so.. yeah.. shifter forks may be a culprit..


Ray

So do you know any members of the CEG in wisconsin that can help me out or a cheep shop in milwaukee or the milwaukee area? Cause i cant afford crap right now so that is why im asking all of you.

Bwahha Tempo racing!! I still have a 89 Tempo GL, my first car. They really are pretty much junk...