with mine the transmission was going out and it could be something as little as a bolt or as big as the transmission itself (my Ford has 227000)
Synchronizer maybe. not sure if that's how you spell it. I grind a little downshifting into second but not when shifting into any other gears. A mechanic buddy told me that's probably what it was.
If it's like other Fords, the synchros break down, preventing the transmission from changing gears. Getting a manual transmission should avoid this problem.
The first cause of the jump out from one to other gear is the loose shifter fork, which connects the shifting linkage and gears of the transmission. The second cause is loose shifting linkage itself, which connects the gear shifting knob and shifting fork. The shifting linkage and shifting fork become loose due to the rapid changing of gears from one gear to other at high speed of vehicle. The third cause is the misalignment of shifting linkage to the shifting fork.
bad linkage in shifting cable
If your car isn't shifting into any other gears, I would suspect the Transmission control unit
Reverse is usually the first to go, followed by first gear. Time for a transmission rebuild.
Had a similar problem. Mine was a shifter solenoid? ( i think) This was after I had the tranny rebuilt and it was still shifting very hard. Once they put the solenoid in no other problems.
Sounds like a problem with the idler gear in between the reverse gear and the layshaft.
If it vibrates briefly only while shifting, it's probably the transmission slipping. If all other gears are shifting ok, you're about to loose the transmission.
good morning, 2004 f150 xlt 5.4. start truck up put in gear, no problem give fuel and will bump from 1-2nd. all other gears good just seems to happen from dead stop. checked over drive line all good. ?????
....The Citroen, as do so many others, employ in the standard transmitions a group of fingers, if you will called "syncronizers" They are what help the transmition to traverse the gears smoothly. (moving from one gear to the other) they help insure that the gears have at least one tooth in alignment with the tooth of the other so you don't get grinding or premature wear on the gears. The sounds you seem to be getting are that of a syncronizer out of "Sync" Some times this works it self out, and the problem will subside, in more drastic cases, the syncs may need replacing.
It depends on the make and model. Some have a toe shifter like a motorcycle that is operated with the left foot. Other models have buttons on the handle bar that shifts gears electrically. Still other, newer ones are shiftless. You put it in high, low or reverse, and no shifting is required.