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tko 600.

I made a power shift from 1st to 2nd, and messed up the timing of events. now I'm stuck in 2nd gear, and the shift lever feels stuck, lots of resistance in up and down motion, but seems to still move side to side like it's in neutral.

anyone know what I might have done to this tranny, and what it will take to fix it?

It happened on my way to work tonight, at the end of my road, so I was able to turn around come home, jump in my other car and drive to work.

I haven't looked at anything yet.

...Anyone want a 500 hp BB '98Dakota 5 spd? I'll make you a deal on it!

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Then perhaps buy a shifter with adjustable stops on the stick???

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tko 600.

I made a power shift from 1st to 2nd, and messed up the timing of events. now I'm stuck in 2nd gear, and the shift lever feels stuck, lots of resistance in up and down motion, but seems to still move side to side like it's in neutral.

anyone know what I might have done to this tranny, and what it will take to fix it?

It happened on my way to work tonight, at the end of my road, so I was able to turn around come home, jump in my other car and drive to work.

I haven't looked at anything yet.

...Anyone want a 500 hp BB '98Dakota 5 spd? I'll make you a deal on it!

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My guess is you over shifted it and the shift dog went beyond it's stop. On the fron of the tail housing, forward of your shifter, is a silver access cover with 4 allen head screws. Remove that cover. When you look down in there, you'll see the 3 shift rails. If it is stuck in 2nd, the rail on the passenger side will be forward of the other 2. Simply take a flat tip screw driver and pop it backwards so that it lines up with the other 2. What this does, is knock the transmission back into nuetral. From there, test shift it and make sure it is good. Then re-apply RTV to the cover and bolt it back down.


Richard
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I built a wicked 351 windsor Mustang and he put a tko 600 in it. Have problems hitting 3rd gear at 7200 rpms, called tremec and they said we were over revving the engine and it aint gonna go into 3rd that high of an rpm. We've got it stuck in 2nd many times too. Put a shifter with adjustable stops on it to prevent that, but still missing 3rd on the spray aint pretty, thank God for rev limiters. Doubt ya did any damage, but be easy with it.

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The biggest issue when going from a 4 speed to a TKO is retraining yourself how to shift a 5 speed.
On a 4 speed, when shifting from 2nd to 3rd, you push the stick up, over and up again. If you do that with a TKO, you will have the same results you experienced. The gates are so close together on the TKO, you literally have to re-learn how to shift. Next time, when in 2nd, simply slam the stick straight forward and it will automatically find 3rd on it's own. On my Mustang(with a TKO) I use this technique and I do not miss the gear ever. I use the palm of my hand at about the 7:00 position on the ball and slam it forward from there. Practice this technique under normal driving conditions until you are comfortable with it and then try to power shift it. I think you'll see an immediate difference right off the bat.

Also keep in mind, the TKO doesn't like shifts upwards of 6000K so my technique may or may not work if you are attempting to shift above that limit.

Let me know how that worked out for you.


Richard
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my shifter is red anodized.

how much will this cost me?

note: this is not a keisler kit, and I haven't sent any money to Keisler--I put this into a big block Dakota, which Keisler does not make a kit for. I only put keisler in the title since they seem to be the most experienced TKO folks on the board.

glad to know that I didn't damage anything and that it happens to others too.

now...how much is that newer shift mechanism?

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I know you are not our customer, as I have said in the past, I am here to help any and all who need it regardless if you purchased from us or not.

The external shift stops are made of billet aluminum and sell for $49.95. Pretty cheap when you consider that it will prevent you from over shifting the transmission and possibly(not likely) damaging the transmission in the process.

I have 24 of them in stock and can ship anywhere you want.

I didn't see any instructions when I was looking for them but it is simple to setup. Keep in mind, this only works on the red Tremec tower. When looking at the top of the shifter tower, you have 2 straps with 2 starhead screws in each, holding them down to the tower itself. You will remove both straps and the black ring underneath it and install the billet shift stop. When you remove the 2 straps, there are 2 springs, 1 under each strap, be sure to leave those in place. bolt the billet shift stop down and you are done. To set the stops correctly, with the engine off, put the transmission in 3rd gear, back the head of the bolt out(towards the shifter stub) until it just contacts the stub and then lock down the nut so it cannot move. Next, put the transmission in 4th gear and do the same thing. Back the head of the bolt out(towards the stub) until it just contacts the stub and then tighten up the locknut. You are now done. Replace the shift handle and go drive it.

Let me know if I can answer any more questions.


Richard
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i have a tko500 in my b body no problems banging 1st to 2nd however, as richard stated 2nd to 3rd takes a little practice. i only rev to 5800 so i have not had any shifting problems. as a matter of fact i spoke with richard today about my shift tower and he is sending me a 3rd gen shift tower. he's been the best to contact and work with at keisler. thanks again richard.

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superbirdclone....I packed up your tower yesterday myself and turned the paperwork into accounting. It will be shipping today.

I went one step further and bolted the tower to a new base plate for you. This way, all you have to do is remove the 4 bolts on your baseplate and pull the tower and plate up and off the transmission. Put a bead of silicone on around the edge of the new base plate and bolt it back down.

As I said on the phone, this new tower will solve your issues you told me about as well as feel night and day different from your current shifter. This one is much tighter and is spring loaded so that it will give it a more positive feel and crisper engagement when shifting.

Let me know how it worked out after you've installed it and drove it.


Richard
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here's another question for you...Why is my TKO easier to shift when I DON'T use the clutch, than when I use it?

if I shift without the clutch, I just have to wait a split second for the RPMs to come down and it shifts like butter. smooth, almost effortless--just no fast powershifts when doing this.

but if I use the clutch, the shift effort is much higher, and that's why I jammed it in 2nd gear the other day--I was putting some "grunt" into the shift and put a little too much into it.

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