Transmission stuck trouble shooting real-time help needed

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

Joined
Jan 21, 2023
Threads
2
Messages
13
Location
ABQ
Hi all, finally pulled my transmission and transfer case this weekend to fix my bad flywheel. It is the stock 4 speed and transfer case mated to a Chevy 350 with the advanced adapter bellhousing.

While it was out I attempted to swap transmission top covers to one from a 60 series with the hopes of moving the shifter back closer to the stock location but put the stock top cover back on because the transfer case lever guide was too short.

I got everything back in and hopped in to test out the new flywheel but the transmission was stuck in gear. I am able to move the shifter left and right including over towards reverse but not up or down.

I am planning on pulling out the transmission cover to get the top cover back off and put forks in the right location. Is that the right approach/thing to do? Or is there something else at play that I am missing?

IMG_2318.jpeg
 
Last edited:
I am planning on pulling out the transmission cover to get the top cover back off and put forks in the right location.
Sometimes, you can do that by just pulling out the stick and using your big screwdriver to move the forks around.
 
I ended up having to take the top cover fully off. My issue came from the forks being misaligned as suspected. I now know to always check the fork alignment prior to reinstalling a top cover let alone the whole transmission. Picture attached is the correct view of the forks from above for posterity sake.

IMG_2326.jpeg
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Back
Top Bottom