Lost 5th gear

[Bucky]

I lost 5th gear two days ago. (830 miles from home.) From what I have read, when the nut backs off the engine will race but there isn't any gear noise. When my 5th gear went, there was a grinding noise.

1) Does that sound like the splines on the shaft wore off?
2) I would be interested in hearing what fixes people here have used and why.
3) How well do the different fixes hold up?

Bucky

 

[Whit]

check this out

http://oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19958&highlight=lost+gear

I got another one here some where on a welding the retention nut ....cant find it

 

[Whit]

here it is

http://oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21338&highlight=welding+retention

 

[argve]

the grinding that you are hearing is probably the nut rattling on the shaft - mine did that each time.

I just sent you a pm as I have shaft that I'm was getting ready to list on ebay tonight...

 

[Whit]

if I remember tomorrow I will post a pic of the nut all the way off ........I have it at work

 

[JMeier]

My father has had the same issue 3 times in his 97. We finally welded the nut to the shaft. We had the same issue once with the noise, and that was because the washer behind the nut had broke into two pieces. Luckily nothing was hurt.