HUNG 5-Speed Tranny in my 88 Maxima.

DollarBill · Sep 14th, 2005, 10:40 PM

I put all new bearings (six) in my 5-speed manual transaxle (88 Maxima). It all went together great and everything seemed to be perfect...BUT. Next day, (last Monday), I drove it to work with great pride and when I got in to leave for home that afternoon, it hung in first gear. The shift lever is in the "neutral" position, but it is hung in low gear. Trying to shift does no good. I'm hauling it home on this coming Saturday to tear it down AGAIN and see what went wrong.

Nothing was changed or altered except replacing the two ball bearings on the output shaft, the two tapered rollers on the input shaft, and the two tapered rollers on each side of the differencial. The bearings were exact replacements from the local Nissan dealer, so there is not a problem there.

QUESTIONS: Is there something else that I should have changed out by replacing these bearings? In general: What could be causing this hang up in low gear? If any of my fellow Nissan "gear jammers" can help me - MAN would I appreciate it!

DollarBill · Oct 3rd, 2005, 08:52 PM

Hey,
DollarBill here. Thanks to everyone who has viewed my Thread and read about my problem. What I found is that a retainer pin was left out of the 1/2 shift rod. This is what caused it to hang in 1st gear while moving the shifter in other directions. Anyway, thanks again....YEAH..."On the road again!" DollarBill.