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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Cars / February 20061992 FORD TEMPO 5 SPEED SHIFTING PROBLEM
MY FIANCE SAYS THAT HIS FORD TEMPO HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEARS... HE SAID HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO FIRST AND THEN SECONG BUT THAT HE WASNT ABLE TO GO INTO ANY OTHER GEARS. HE THINKS ITS HIS TRANSMISSION... BUT I TOLD HIM I THINK IT COULD BE HIS SHIFTER IS GOING BAD. MY EX HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS SHIFTER GOING BAD ON ONE OF HIS CARS WHERE THE SHIFTER BROKE AND IT WAS JUST LOSS AND WOULDNT POP INTO ANY GEARS. MY FIANCE SAID THAT ITS DOING ALMOST THE SAME THING...ITS LOSS AND WONT GO INTO ANY GEAR BUT FIRST AND SECOND. CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THEY HAD A SIMULAR PROBLEM OR HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT IT MIGHT BE??? THANK YOU, CARIDIO -- CARIDIOT It is possible the shifter got loss because of your sitting on it I would also say your handle is appropriate for your post. Wow!!! Thank you sooo much for that insightful tip!!! You must be a real genius!!! I just can't wait to hear what other helpful ideas you have!!! And hopefully you are smart enough to come up with a real answer to the problem instead of the rude comments that you made. And I wouldn't be so proud of a nic like yours either... MR Al Bundy. That character on the TV show (Married with Children) wasn't that smart either. Oh I'm sorry...Or is that your real name? LMAO! Anyways, atleast my handle is appropriate. I believe that this is why this website is made... for people that don't know everything or anything about cars... so that must be why your are on here as well.... MR SmartiePants!!! :mad I'm going to refrain from saying anymore and remain the LADY that I am. And I apologize to the webmasters of this website... if I have said anything to offend anyone. But I feel that it is very inapporiate for anyone to insult anyone because of some typo. I thought that this was a nice website for me to get some REAL helpful answers or hints about my fiance's car problem so that I could help him And I ONLY want to thank anyone that has a real answer or helpful hint. And thank you for reading my post -- CARIDIOT And as you can see I corrected my typo's so that even the dumbest people can read it and understand what I'm trying to say... MR Al Bundy!!! LOL :lol -- CARIDIOT First things first- check the oil level in the transaxle. While you are under there, look at the linkage from the shifter to the trans and see if any fasteners have come loose. Then let us know. > MY FIANCE SAYS THAT HIS FORD TEMPO HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO > GEARS... HE SAID HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO FIRST AND THEN [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > A SIMULAR PROBLEM OR HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT IT MIGHT BE??? THANK YOU, > CARIDIOT > First things first- check the oil level in the transaxle. While you are > under there, look at the linkage from the shifter to the trans and see if [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>A SIMULAR PROBLEM OR HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT IT MIGHT BE??? THANK YOU, >>CARIDIOT does the clutch seem to be working correctly? does the pedal seem as high up as it should be. does it grind when trying to put it in gear? if so it very well could be the clutch not disengaging all the way. like low on fluid The shifter on that car is cable operated I think. It sounds like its very possible that some part of the cable or linkage is broken. CJB > MY FIANCE SAYS THAT HIS FORD TEMPO HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO > GEARS... HE SAID HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO FIRST AND THEN [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > A SIMULAR PROBLEM OR HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT IT MIGHT BE??? THANK YOU, > CARIDIOT > MY FIANCE SAYS THAT HIS FORD TEMPO HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEARS... HE SAID HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO FIRST AND THEN SECONG BUT THAT HE WASNT ABLE TO GO INTO ANY OTHER GEARS. HE THINKS ITS HIS TRANSMISSION... BUT I TOLD HIM I THINK IT COULD BE HIS SHIFTER IS GOING BAD. MY EX HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS SHIFTER GOING BAD ON ONE OF HIS CARS WHERE THE SHIFTER BROKE AND IT WAS JUST LOSS AND WOULDNT POP INTO ANY GEARS. MY FIANCE SAID THAT ITS DOING ALMOST THE SAME THING...ITS LOSS AND WONT GO INTO ANY GEAR BUT FIRST AND SECOND. CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THEY HAD A SIMULAR PROBLEM OR HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT IT MIGHT BE??? THANK YOU, CARIDIOT There is a nylon ball on the end of the shifter stick that tends to break, along with a bushing that it fits into. Remove the center console and shifter boot. There are a couple of bolts holding the stick into the shifter. There are other problems that develop with these shifters, but the ball and bushing are the most common. Check those first. Occasionally the bracket that the stick fits in to gets loose on the shaft requiring replacement of the shaft.The parts are available from the dealer. You might find good used parts, it's a cointoss. Thank you everyone :) ...everyone that is except Mr Al "SmartiePants" Bundy! He's a real winner with his wacko post. Everyone that had a REAL answer was very helpful... Thanks again -- CARIDIOT a common problem with tempos and escorts is that the support rod for the shifter desintegrates, causing the shifter rod attached to the support rod to become a mystery shifter. the support rod is bolted to the floor on one end, and bolted to the side of the transmission on the other. the shifter rod attachs to a pivot point on the transmission on one end, and to the bottom of the shifter handle on the other. Thank you d.laponte. It turns out that it was just the shifter linkage. (I suppose the part you are refering to.) The rod was rusted and broke. Thanks again for all the help! : -- CARIDIOT |
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