re: transaxle selector problem

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

When I first got my $450 GTV-6 on the road, I experienced a similar, 
but different problem.  Coming out of fifth, into the 3-4 plane, the 
gearshift wouldn't move forward into third or backward into fourth. 
If I engaged second, I could then shift UP into third or fourth. 
Downshifts from fourth to third and upshifts from third to fourth 
were fine.  Only when coming out of fifth did I experience the 
problem.  (I never tried going from reverse to 3 or 4, so I can't say 
about that.)  When I eventually replaced the transaxle with a used 
one on account of worn synchros and the fact that it had to come out 
any way to replace the mounts, the problem went away.  Upon partial 
disassembly of the old transmission, I didn't see anything obviously 
wrong, but that's not to say I would have noticed if there were..

At 9:27 PM +0000 10/14/02, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:32:05 +1300
> From: White Anthony <anthony.white@domain.elided>
> Subject: transaxle selector problem
>
> Hi all,
>
> Was out for a hard and fast drive last night, when I lost fifth 
> gear.  It just disappeared.  I was shifting from the third-fourth 
> plane into the fifth-reverse plane, and there was no forward 
> position.  Shifted down and up through the box a couple of times, 
> and eventually found a fifth gear position, but it felt like I was 
> pushing into fifth against a block of rubber or something.  Also, as 
> I pushed it into fifth, the lever slanted across to the left, where 
> third is. 
> It was cold and dark, so I didn't go poking around underneath. 
> First through fourth are all selecting properly. 
> Has anyone else had similar problems with a transaxle car? 
> Feel like taking a stab at long distance diagnosis? 
> Kind regards,
> Anthony
> '85 116 Giulietta
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