Transmission stuck trouble shooting real-time help needed

[samshvr]

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?

 

[Pighead]

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.

 

[peesalot]

What does the top cover have to do with tcase shifter ?

 

[samshvr]

Sometimes, you can do that by just pulling out the stick and using your big screwdriver to move the forks around.

I’ll give that a try first!

 

[samshvr]

What does the top cover have to do with tcase shifter ?

There is a bracket that goes from the transfer case, around the selector, and then onto the transmission top cover.

 

[peesalot]

Oh yeah, rarely see those anymore.

 

[samshvr]

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.