Okay i thought the gears went from 1-R front to back

 

Here is a good pic of forks that are not worn.

 

Oh i see what your saying. The fork is grinded all the way down

 

Let me try to get a pic of my 1-2 fork from the side

 

Yours have probably been worn for a long time and with 1-2 syncronizers getting worn (grinding a little) it probably finished off the fork with the extra pressure you had to put on it to get it to go in gear.

Check into a rebuild, but I expect it to not be cheap. A complete used trans may be your best option, cheaper than a rebuild, and give you several more years of service. Check into both options and go from there.

 

 

The guy who i bought my truck from said the tranny was rebuilt. The sycronizers are still good from what i saw. I also heard that bad forks can cause grinding. Idk if thats true or not

 

Yep. She's worn pretty bad. You can find a top and swap it out and get by for a while, but like I said before, the syncro's aren't far behind. If it were mine, i would try to build up the end of that fork by welding it up and grinding it into shape. Nothing to lose. It's broke now and if it doesn't work it will still be broke!

 

The forks don't contribute to the grinding. They only push on the parts that do grind. The syncro's slow the gears down so they "slip" together without grinding. It's possible it got new bearings and seals and that was all. People have different ideas on what "rebuilt" means!

 

Damn. Well ill try to find a top for now. I will try to find a zf5 for a swap in the meantime. Cant believe this happens right after i get the motor running good. Its one thing after another with this truck lol

 

BTW, I can see the syncro's in the picks and they are in sad shape

 

Oh dear. I guess ill just try to get her going for now and try to do a swap later. Or maybe i will shop aroundand try to find someone who can rebuild this one.....the right way

 

Do you know where i can find a rebuild kit at?

 

Nevermind I found overhaul mits but how do i know if i have 33 or 42 tooth 5-R sycronizer

 

Colorado should be full of gearhead shops. Thy to find one that does either nothing but 4x4 or nothing but light duty drive train. They tend to be the most resourceful.