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Truck Jumping out of Gear??

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by RTR, Feb 2, 2013.

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  1. Feb 2, 2013 #1
    RTR

    RTR Light Load Member

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    It doesn't happen often, but I have noticed that sometimes it seems there may be a weak spot in the gears, of 4th and 8th gear, (same hole) if I am not careful it will start to go and then it jumps out of gear?? This is a 2007 T600 Melton Flatbed Truck that I bought 1 year ago, been great just wondering if this is a major thing (as far as a shop tearing it down to fix it or baby it as long as I can cause it is expensive?)
     
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  3. Feb 2, 2013 #2
    Pablo-UA

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    may be it is time to rebuild tranny cover with shift forks till nothing in crash box damaged(
     
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  4. Feb 2, 2013 #3
    dude6710

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    Linkage is bad happened on my last truck all the time. Never fixed it but they said it would be $1500
     
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  5. Feb 2, 2013 #4
    RTR

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    Man cannot believe I missed this so bad, it is 4th gear and 10th gear, same hole pattern, far upper right against the dash!
     
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  7. Feb 2, 2013 #5
    carogator

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    Could also be that when starting off cold, you are stuck in low range and it shifts as soon as it warms up, and feels like it is jumping out of gear. Scared me several times until I learned to be sure shifter was warm enough before start6ing out.
     
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  8. Feb 2, 2013 #6
    RTR

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    No it does it either cold or warm. KW Shop said it would take 2 days and cost approx 3500 to fix it!!! OUCH!!
     
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  9. Feb 3, 2013 #7
    lester

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    If I've driven 20 trucks, 18 of them would slip out of that hole. All higher mileaged trucks. Just make sure you feel it engage all the way and it will be fine
     
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  10. Feb 3, 2013 #8
    RTR

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    WHEW THANKS!!! I was afraid it might be something MAJOR and cost me alot to get it fixed! So Lester if what I am reading on my post is that it is normal, truck has 620,000 on it?
     
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  11. Feb 3, 2013 #9
    MNdriver

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    no, it's not already for a shifter to pop out of gear. Something is preventing it from going all the way in. Bent fork, shifter linkage, something.

    As a result, you are riding your gears on the teeth incorrectly making matters worse because you are not getting them fully engaged.
     
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  12. Feb 3, 2013 #10
    flc120

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    sounnds like a syncro issue...
     
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