Lost first gear

[Cpl Dirk Hradec]

Just like the title says. I went to start my Xterra, stepped on the clutch, shifted gears, stepped on the throttle, and it just revved. I'm still able to drive, only first gear doesn't engage. I can double clutch it and get it going but I have to be very careful on hills....

I noticed the shifter rattled/vibrated while in first before first went out. The shifter seems to be fine in other gears. I'm looking at a "new to me" transmission. Is it easier to replace the transmission or is this a more simple/cheaper fix?

This is in a six cylinder 2000.

Thanks guys.

 

[TerryD]

Just like the title says. I went to start my Xterra, stepped on the clutch, shifted gears, stepped on the throttle, and it just revved. I'm still able to drive, only first gear doesn't engage. I can double clutch it and get it going but I have to be very careful on hills....

I noticed the shifter rattled/vibrated while in first before first went out. The shifter seems to be fine in other gears. I'm looking at a "new to me" transmission. Is it easier to replace the transmission or is this a more simple/cheaper fix?

This is in a six cylinder 2000.

Thanks guys.

Do you have 2nd and does it function properly?

 

[relentless044]

if its just 1st gear its likely an issue with that gear itself, synchros, shift fork, etc. probably best to just rebuild/replace

 

[Cpl Dirk Hradec]

Thanks.

It's just first gear. I was thinking the fork or synchronizer ring but I don't know much about the internals of a transmission.

 

[Muadeeb]

5 Speed Manual transmission rebuild

In this thread I plan to highlight the rebuild of my transmission. I had started in my build thread. But, face it when someone is searching for info they don't want to dig so I have decided to make a separate thread here. Every transmission is different, and individual problems may differ. I...

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First thread I thought of, but took a bit to find. Silver Dude hasn't been around for a few years unfortunately