Ln167r g52 gearbox 3rd gear gone

[Thayne]

Was going up a hill in second gear, got to the peak and put her in 3rd not rough and then big snap and 3rd gear gone. Have every other gear still working. Drove it home in 2nd. When in neutral it sounds like something is flopping around in there. Just wanna know what people have got to say. I have it out and am going to open it up and see what's happening in there.

 

[Heretic]

Was going up a hill in second gear, got to the peak and put her in 3rd not rough and then big snap and 3rd gear gone. Have every other gear still working. Drove it home in 2nd. When in neutral it sounds like something is flopping around in there. Just wanna know what people have got to say. I have it out and am going to open it up and see what's happening in there.

I am certainly not very knowledgeable on Toyota manual transmissions, but I have taken note of mentions of the pickup transmissions of this era, in part because according to the plate on my '98 LN172H, I too have the G52 trans.

Just posting to hear what others have to say, and to mention that I seem to recall others saying that the W56 and other transmissions are better than the G52 - in case you decide to explore swapping in a different transmission.

 

[ttrmike]

The G52 and G54 are both known to be pretty weak internally. They were also used in Jeeps behind the 2.5L as the AX5 so you’ll see replacement parts listed for both the AX5 and G series.

Some G series links I’ve collected:
AX5/G54 Hybrid Transmission - AKA how to run a Toyota... - https://www.pirate4x4.com/threads/ax5-g54-hybrid-transmission-aka-how-to-run-a-toyota-t-case-in-your-jeep.1004043/

G52 Input shaft bearing - https://www.pirate4x4.com/threads/g52-input-shaft-bearing.700194/

G52 and W56-C shifter differences (with pics) - https://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=100459.0

W56 to R151 or R150 swap Questions - https://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=35818.0

In need of synchro part #s for G54. - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/in-need-of-synchro-part-s-for-g54.381239/

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