I am not even sure if it is a transmission problem or not.
I was coming home from a camping trip yesterday and while heading out, down a gravel road, I hit a pothole doing about 30mph.
This immediatley made some noise under the hood. I stopped and discovered the guard over the fan came loose and was getting knicked by the fan. I removed the guard and inspected the fan and it appeared to still be running properly and wasn't off balance or wobbling.
I started down the road again and when I attempted to go into 3rd it was VERY difficult to get in there. Once I got off the gravel and onto paved road I discoverd that I could get into 4th with no problems but I absolutely could not go into 5th.
I pulled over and stopped. Here I held in the clutch and procedded to go through the gears.
1st - Goes into gear fine, but now I notice that it seems to be "OFF" it feels more like where 3rd should be. Hmmm
2nd - Same as first. Goes in fine but seems to be shifted to the right a little.
3rd - Struggle to get it to go up into gear and I am holding it there.
4th - Goes in fine.
5th - AINT HAPPENING. Gave it all I could to get it Over and Up and it isnt going. :mad:
Reverse - Again.. It is not going to happen.
**A little more about 1st being "OFF"
Before if I was in Neutral and let go off shifter it would rest almost staright up. I pulled to left and went up into 1st.
NOW. shifter seems to be leaning a bit to the right and when I pull left to go to first, when the shifter get to the "Straight up and down" position that is as far as it goes. It feels liek it is hitting a wall. From here I can push up and go into 1st gear with no issue. No noise or struggle to out it in gear.
I have no idea what has happened. PLEASE HELP!!
-Will