Re: THUMPING IN FIRST GEAR

Posted by Jim On 2009/6/22 1:18:08

Just for a little clarity, every other gear tooth is never ground off for any purpose. Every other dog can be ground off the brass blocker ring, and even the gear itself (this is where the sliding shift clutch slides over the back of the freewheeling gear to lock the gear to the shaft to facilitate that specific ratio) to effectively create a "crash box". Funny, I just went through a muncie 4 speed, my buddy was working on a Ford top loader next to me that had been turned into a crash box.

Denny, if you can fish the tooth out and decide to drive, be very very gentle in first. With that said, a friend of mine drove a car with first / reverse slider tooth broken for a very long time.

I am pretty sure you did shuck a tooth, especially if it is a perfectly timed clunk, under any amount of load.

Best of luck,
Jim