I have a Toploader behind a very healthy 351W, delivering to a 3.70 geared 9" with Detroit Locker. The Hurst shift is sloppy and I'm waiting for the complete install kit from Summit to redo the control box.
Saturday I'm out cruising and during an accelleration 1-2-3rd I'm unable to shift to 4th or even get it out of 3rd.
My mechanic tells me that this can happen and that 2 gears are selected at the same time, preventing anything from happening. I did drive it home in 3rd, so how can that be?
He tried readjusting the sloppy rods, putting in some spacers etc. but it will eventually get stuck in either 2nd or 3rd. He thinks something more than the control box might be affected. I'm not very knowledgeable about Toploaders besides what I read on Toploaderheaven.com, so opinions appreciated!
Will the install kit (control box) fix the issue or should I take the tranny down and go through the insides as well? The tranny (and not the shifter) was redone 5 yrs ago and has had about 20.000 mi on it since.
Saturday I'm out cruising and during an accelleration 1-2-3rd I'm unable to shift to 4th or even get it out of 3rd.
My mechanic tells me that this can happen and that 2 gears are selected at the same time, preventing anything from happening. I did drive it home in 3rd, so how can that be?
He tried readjusting the sloppy rods, putting in some spacers etc. but it will eventually get stuck in either 2nd or 3rd. He thinks something more than the control box might be affected. I'm not very knowledgeable about Toploaders besides what I read on Toploaderheaven.com, so opinions appreciated!
Will the install kit (control box) fix the issue or should I take the tranny down and go through the insides as well? The tranny (and not the shifter) was redone 5 yrs ago and has had about 20.000 mi on it since.