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Hard to find 3rd gear

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Hard to find 3rd gear
« on: December 24, 2010, 08:20:13 AM »
1988 Samurai-

Finding third gear is almost always difficult to find whether the engine is running or not.  Is this a symptom of the shifter locating bolt going bad?

Pretty annoying to loose all your speed and momentum with a 1.3 Sammy when you're struggling to get the piglet into third gear.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Hard to find 3rd gear
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2010, 09:38:05 AM »
Sounds like your shifter bolt may have broke or come lose. Do you have a lot of movement in the shifter while it is is another gear? If so check your shifter bolt, also would be a good time to up grade your shifter sheet to either polyurethane or a brass one.
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Re: Hard to find 3rd gear
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2010, 09:56:37 AM »
usually found between 2nd and 4th  >:D
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Re: Hard to find 3rd gear
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2010, 12:04:12 PM »
usually found between 2nd and 4th  >:D

Thanks, I can only count to two, so maybe I should just convert it to an auto tranny.

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Re: Hard to find 3rd gear
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2010, 01:35:45 PM »
Good sense of humor, how refreshing.  ;)
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