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65' Shifter Stuck

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daw00l

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Well i drove my mustang today for the first time in a long time. It has been a project car for me and I have been getting closer and closer to getting it fully running. After pulling the engine to change the clutch pressure plate and flywheel (they were worn and all from a 5.0, even the flywheel). I put it back in and had driven it yesterday and today. When I got done from school, I started the car up and it felt like it was in nuetral, but a little tight. So i let off the clutch and it lurched forward. When i parked it, I thought i left it in reverse. I am going to go jack it up and take a look in a second to see if maybe it has something to do with the linkage. But I wanted to know if this could be a sign that the transmission is going downhll? It also doesn't let me downshift from any gear to second or first although i can do it if i force it(the gears grind). I thought that the downshifting was maybe a synchronizer or something like that, but I really don't know. The transmission is a 4 speed toploader and it has a hurst shifter. Thanks
 
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The shifter nor the tranmission aren't the problem. What you did was go partially into reverse, then into 1st gear.(or vice-versa)In short, its an operator error. Go under it and shove the transmission levers back into neutral. In effect you've got the transmission partially in two gears. It's been 10 years since this happened to me so I'm a little fuzzy on the fix, but I do know you can get her unhung by working the transmission levers into neutral.
 
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Oh okay thanks. What about it not being able to downshift into first or second?
 
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If you cannot downshift into either gear, the blocker rings (synchros) are worn and need to be replaced. Or the clutch isn't disengaging enough. But if it's just those two gears, it's more likely the blocker rings. You can rebuild these things for less than $200 last I looked. Nothing fancy needed either, just basic hand tools and a set of instructions. David Kee Toploader Transmissions, Inc. is where I buy my stuff. He's got replacement parts for the whole transmission, even new cases and tailshaft housings.
 
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Well thank you very much for the help. I will go try to move it back to nuetral.
 
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