95 Probe GT tranny problems

[jimbo020]

kid just got a 95 PGT 5sp man. everything was fine, now just today its hard to get into/out of reverse, won't go into 2nd well, when it does, i have to hold it in or it pops out. same with 5th, hardly goes in, but when i get it in i have to hold it in or it pops out. HELP! clutch seems to work fine... tranny was fine yesterday, now today it pukes. any ideas??? are these easy to find/replace? expensive?
thanks!!

[ABE]

Originally Posted by jimbo020

kid just got a 95 PGT 5sp man. everything was fine, now just today its hard to get into/out of reverse, won't go into 2nd well, when it does, i have to hold it in or it pops out. same with 5th, hardly goes in, but when i get it in i have to hold it in or it pops out. HELP! clutch seems to work fine... tranny was fine yesterday, now today it pukes. any ideas??? are these easy to find/replace? expensive?
thanks!!

When a gear pops out it is usually because it is worn or the selector is worn and not fully engaging the gear. This usually starts with a well used gear and gets progressively worse. In your case it seems to have gone from fine to a major problem on most all your gears.

I would check the clutch operation and fluid, particularly the slave cylinder throw. The fluid may have air or just be too old. Just like the brakes the clutch fluid should be changed about every 3 years to ensure any dissolved water is removed. If the clutch is not releasing fully it will be difficult to engage gears and if not fully engaged may pop back out.

Hope this helps.

[jimbo020]

thanks for the tip...we'll give this a try today.
the kid has had the car ONE DAY and said it was all fine then he drove it to work the next day and the problems began. so i hope it works to change fluid and bleed.