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Nov 8, 2013 | 02:17 PM

MP3SONS

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Stuck in 1st

I have a 1992 Ford F150 Custom.
The truck will not come out of 1st gear no matter what gear I shift into.
Does that necessasrily mean I need a new transmission?
If not is it a costly fix?
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Nov 8, 2013 | 06:06 PM

Conanski

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And.. which one of the 6 available transmissions might you have?

Nov 9, 2013 | 03:58 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Conanski

And.. which one of the 6 available transmissions might you have?

Hi Paul...
here is the info on my truck:
the trans is a ZF model, not a mazda
2 wheel drive
5 speed with O/D
4.9 300 cu straight 6

Nov 10, 2013 | 07:41 AM

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Does the shifter feel normal? You can remove the shift boot and access the 6-8 bolts that hold the top cover on, then you may be able to see the problem.

Nov 10, 2013 | 03:21 PM

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2 main possibilities are..

Something broken in the transmission
Clutch not disengaging.

If you can verify the clutch works fine then carefully take the shifter out as bashby suggested and have a look at the parts, not sure on the ZF but some of these have a little composite bushing that the shift lever moves in which can get broken and jambed, if that all looks good then you may have a broken shift fork inside the trans which means the whole trans has got to come out and get disassembled.