Hi Jim,
The last guy that told of not being able to get it in gear from the
middle of an intersection had a collar break of gear where the synchro
block rides: http://www.----------.com/temp/nv3550.jpg
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...on/NV3550.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

JimG wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have taken the shift tower off and can't see any problem. The NV3550 has
> only a socket and one shift rod... all that seems to be OK. The only thing
> I can figure is the forks have come loose from the rod (which I can't see
> without taking the tranny apart).
>
> Jim

 

I haven't had to jump start anything else in quite a while <sigh>

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> 10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
> find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
>> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?

 

I haven't had to jump start anything else in quite a while <sigh>

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44DA7C9C.845C2A03@***.net...
> 10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
> find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
>> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?

 

I haven't had to jump start anything else in quite a while <sigh>

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44DA7C9C.845C2A03@***.net...
> 10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
> find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
>> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?

 

I haven't had to jump start anything else in quite a while <sigh>

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44DA7C9C.845C2A03@***.net...
> 10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
> find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> billy ray wrote:
>>
>> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
>> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?

 

Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
Jeep.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
>
> It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> tower.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> JimG wrote:
> >
> > The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin' out.
> > Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> > happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc. and
> > it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in any
> > gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> > stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> > --
> > --
> > JimG
> > 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> > 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> > 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> > D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> > Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> > Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >
> > 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> > 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> > 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> > D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> > Warn X8000i

 

Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
Jeep.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
>
> It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> tower.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> JimG wrote:
> >
> > The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin' out.
> > Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> > happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc. and
> > it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in any
> > gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> > stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> > --
> > --
> > JimG
> > 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> > 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> > 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> > D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> > Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> > Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >
> > 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> > 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> > 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> > D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> > Warn X8000i

 

Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
Jeep.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
>
> It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> tower.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> JimG wrote:
> >
> > The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin' out.
> > Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> > happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc. and
> > it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in any
> > gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> > stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> > --
> > --
> > JimG
> > 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> > 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> > 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> > D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> > Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> > Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >
> > 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> > 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> > 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> > D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> > Warn X8000i

 

Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
Jeep.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
>
> It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> tower.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> JimG wrote:
> >
> > The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin' out.
> > Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> > happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc. and
> > it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in any
> > gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> > stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> > --
> > --
> > JimG
> > 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> > 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> > 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> > D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> > Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> > Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >
> > 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> > 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> > 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> > D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> > Warn X8000i

 

First or reverse.

> Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
> position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
> top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
> http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
> Jeep.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> > checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
> >
> > It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> > tower.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)