Carol,
It sounds to me like your gearshift retainer cup has worked itself loose
(not a terminal illness). Have you noticed a change in feel of your shift
lever? Is it now somewhat sloppy? To check this, you will need to remove
the center dash support and gearshift boot. Once you get this stuff out
of the way, disassemble, clean, and inspect the lever retainer cup and
spring. I have experienced what you describe on at least two TR6's and it
was as simple to fix as I've described. If your tranny is dead...I have a
spare ;)
Chad Jester
On Thu, 5 Dec 1996 Nettater@aol.com wrote:
> Fellow Scions,
>
> I knew I was setting myself up yesterday when I signed that my TR6 was almost
> a daily driver...of course, last night it decided to test my stamina yet
> again. I recently replaced the diff on my 6, with a *new to me* diff. Last
> night, upon returning home, I noticed a disturbing noise emanating from the
> gearshift area; it sounded similar to a pocket of change jangling.
> Fortunately, I was three blocks from home when it happened. My questions
> are:
>
> 1) I thought I caught a whiff of hypoy yesterday morning, and chose a
> *clean* space in the parking garage (the better to note any new drips). Is
> it possible that this smell was a symptom I failed to notice ? (There were
> no marks under the car when I left the parking garage around lunch.)
>
> 2) The symptom (or so I thought) the last time I *hurt* the rear end had
> begun as a constant chattering noise seeming to come from the gearshift area.
> In an attempt to diagnose, I had limited my test drives to close to home.
> It was during one such outing that I reversed rather hard, causing the clunk
> that meant new diff. Are these noises related to the diff going ? If so,
> what the heck am I doing wrong ?!?
>
> Input welcome.
>
> Carol Z.
> 74 TR6 (resting)
>
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