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Drivetrain T5 Wont Come Out Of Gear

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Put in a new cluster gear, input shaft, and retainer. reinstalled tranny and now it wont come out of gear, im lost and cant figure it out. need help please.
 

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I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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Was the tranny in gear instead of neutral when you installed everything?
 

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I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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T5 - shifter won't move | Page 2 | Mustang Forums at StangNet

Here is a great thread with a possible fix
 
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stykthyn said:
Was the tranny in gear instead of neutral when you installed everything?
Click to expand...
It might have been
 
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could it be a worn or missing detent ball
 
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