As soon as I pulled it....I remembered I wasn’t in neutral. Replaced bushing and tried realigning for 10 mins which wasn’t going happen. Found your video in 5 mins....fixed in 10 secs. I didn’t have to jack back end up. Pushed clutch pedal and push the cylinder in and move lever up or down to line up. Thanks dude.
I have to say this is the only video I could find that would address this issue every other video was talking about replacing expensive parts and never addressed the simple issue thank you so much
Justin!!!!!friggin Scott!!!! You are the man! I have spent about about 8 hours trying to find this solution. I did it in 5 minutes once I saw your video. Thank you so much my friend. I Consulted with the best mechanic I know who told me to poke my finger in there and realign it. The two round pins lined up perfectly once I pulled it back with the screwdriver. It fell into place like a lovely little puzzle.
Took my shifter out in 1st gear and had this problem. I think his camera was on the reverse flip angle. My little piece was on the other side and I pushed forward. Very easy and popped back in neutral. Thanks Tons !
Depends on what gear you are in regarding which side is pushed forward. If you are in reverse, the driver side pin will be pushed forward. I know that for certain because it's exactly what happened to me last night. Thanks to this fine gentleman, I was able to douse my growing anxiety and frustration at not knowing what the hell to do to correct the issue. So if the pattern follows, just remember that what's going on under the shift lever will be exact opposite of where you put the handle. 1st gear, the right/passenger side pin will be pushed back, 2nd gear, same side will be forward, etc. Make sense?
This is spot on. I can't emphasize enough the need to have the rear wheels off the ground! Then it's very easy to get shift rails to move and line up .Thanks for the video!! Great Job!!
So Dude. You saved my butt. I removed the shifter while in first gear. I raised the rear tires off the ground, put in the clutch and easily moved the linkages into a neutral position. Thank You Thank You Thank You 🖖🏼👽
Only thing I’d add is: don’t bother putting the back wheels up unless you already have the truck jacked up…I just pushed the clutch in and used the screw driver to pop it back into place (I was also in reverse).
Josh Rozendal thats part growing up in the south, and part having been tongue tied, and am hard of hearing. that all adds to a speech impediment.... anyhow, glad to be of help
Dude. You are my new HERO! Tried for a week to get my shifter to work after installing a shifter rebuild kit. Thought it was a clutch issue. Thank you so much.
Thanks bro I was about to scrap my truck or get a old transmision , I just changed my slave cylinder and it got stuck after all that work, lol thanks man, 👍👍👍
Worked for me and I too knew better ! I feel I got lucky getting back into neutral. Praise God ! While the video was not really clear about what I was moving and which direction, I watched how you held the screwdriver and had a got an idea. Maybe a handwritten diagram would conveying it more clearly ? But dang brother, not sure if there is another video addressing this f up out there ! Going for a drive now. After a year of “floppy” shifter !
Little Fella You saved my butt....I changed my fluid n was in gear.Nobody tells You to take out of gear before removing shifter.Anyway Thanks Very Much 4 Your Video. I got it fixed. JESUS LOVES YOU.MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Just drop the transmission yesterday to replace the stupid slave cylinder and as a took the shifter apart same thing happened u just save my day thanks
Hay you saved my ass to, i messed with it for and hour or more, iam glad someone up this out there for my dumb ass. I thought i had it in neutral, but i didn't , that was my f up, thanks man , you were a life saver for me.
This by far the best video I've found on this problem, and I been online for two day . Your The MAN ! , I just wanted to ask exactly where did you place the screwdriver to move it back to nutaral. I got the same exact problem I just don't want to move the wrong part or brake something. Just need some one to tell where to push or pull I know how it supposed to look in nutaral .I got the back wheels off the ground .please help me get it back to nutaral
MAN I BURNED MY DAMN STARTER OUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WTF WAS GOING ON 3 DAYS LATER I SEE THIS AND BUMM FIXED NOW TIME TO SWAP THE STARTER OUT THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO
Dude I just replaced mine and I been fkn with it for a min with no luck and I had two thoughts hit up you tube and see what I could find or light that fkr on fire and roll it down in the bushes . Im glad I went with RUclips first choice or might not see me tomorrow...I figured it was stuck in gear
Thanks man I was about to pull the trans out again. I just swapped the engine and did a transmission rebuild. Couldn't get the shifter in at the right angle and I was about to pull the transmission out again.
My phone number is 619 392 9692 or j.emerson9210@gmailcom I'm really in a bad spot because my truck is all I have and I stay in it. I'm actually not a total bum. I am considered to be a first responder to the world trade center attacks back on 9-11-2001 as I worked at ground zero (8) days the mechanic up the road wants almost $800 for the labor but I got all the parts and that taxed me out. I would greatly appreciate any and all help you can provide regarding my issue that can be afforded to me Best wishes john Emerson first responder 911-
@@johnemerson2329 When did the problem start? Did you do any work to the car before the problem occurred? I'm assuming it's a manual and that you checked the spring under the clutch pedal.
My Brother and Hero!! I'm a Virginia boy stuck in the California redwoods with a broke 2000 Ford Ranger. The clutch went out and the linkage got out of wack and you helped me fix that. Any ideas for getting the Hydraulic dohicky that goes in the tranny where the throw out bearing normally goes bled so my clutch works? If you could I would appreciate it more than you know! I wanna go home! Thanks and Ya'll stay safe!
Holy shit man, you rock! I took my trans out to change the slave cylinder, and decided "What the hell. I'll go ahead and re gasket it". I accidentally shifted one of the gears and just shifted the forks to line up, not realizing I'd jam the shifter. I'm stuck in reverse lol. I am going to make a video showing my fuck up too and post it to RUclips haha. Thanks bro! You probably just saved me from pulling that bitch back out again for no reason :D
@@oldreliable303 well if you're ever in GA, hit me up lol. Looking through your other videos, I see a lot of snow, so I'm guessing you're farther north then me.
@@oldreliable303 btw, i saw your burnout video. Your truck makes the same power steering pump whine like mine did. My truck is an 88, with a 302, but the pumps are the same. I used a Turkey baster and sucked out as much of the old fluid out of the reservoir as I could, put that synthetic power steering fluid from royal purple, ran it for a few minutes, then did it again, and repeated the process 3 more times till the fluid looked nice and clear (purple) so I had gotten most of it out, and after about 3 or 4 days, the noise had pretty much went away. Can't even hear it anymore. That noise always bugged the shit out of me lol. Just a friendly tip :D
jerry pack all of repare books have "most of" the info you need if you can find it. and the one thing you need to know, it wont have or you cant find it.. but mabey thats just my luck.
I can get to work now = more bacon. Honestly this was the last hitch in a long project and it was simple thanks to your explanation, I thought I'd done fd up. You have some good karma or blessings or whatever coming your way!
With out looking at it the best i can do is guess. If it will not shift i would frust take the top cover off and check the rods that the shift forks ride on. This will also let you see the sysnchros and inspted them. I do also have a m5od trans for sale if you need one
Kind of hard to see in your video. Just wanted to know exactly what your pushing on to shift? The circle on the left hand side? And are you pushing it up or down?
I did the same thing, after your video, I took it back apart, and followed your instructions. After reassembling it, it feels like it shifts correctly, but when I let out the clutch, all I have is 3,4,5, and reverse. No 1 and 2. Do you have any suggestions??
@@oldreliable303 I rechecked it, and it is aligned. The shifter feels properly, and I can feel it moving the rail from first and second, so I guess I have a new problem now, as it is not engaging the gears.
if its been put back together right, and you can't shift from 1 to 2, but you can still shift 3 to 4, then the shift fork lip is gone and can not slide the grooved ring forward or backward. its a $35 part held in with small roll pins.
@@oldreliable303 so the dentents are the 2 round looking things on each side, and the slot is the space between them. So the 2 round things should be straight across from one another with a space between them? Correct?
@@oldreliable303 so we got the two round buttons lines up and the slot in the center but then pushed the clutch the back wheels started turning. I think were stuck in between 2 gears. Dropping the transmission today because we have tried every way we can possible do it from Inside the cab. If you have any other suggestions of what can be wrong or how to fix it please let me know!!
Reginald Gambrell slow down, i just got off work. i just had the same queston. look down farther in the comments, read the comments by catatau1997. if that dont help ask again.
As soon as I pulled it....I remembered I wasn’t in neutral. Replaced bushing and tried realigning for 10 mins which wasn’t going happen. Found your video in 5 mins....fixed in 10 secs. I didn’t have to jack back end up. Pushed clutch pedal and push the cylinder in and move lever up or down to line up. Thanks dude.
I have to say this is the only video I could find that would address this issue every other video was talking about replacing expensive parts and never addressed the simple issue thank you so much
Justin!!!!!friggin Scott!!!! You are the man! I have spent about about 8 hours trying to find this solution. I did it in 5 minutes once I saw your video. Thank you so much my friend. I Consulted with the best mechanic I know who told me to poke my finger in there and realign it. The two round pins lined up perfectly once I pulled it back with the screwdriver. It fell into place like a lovely little puzzle.
Yey!!! im a figgin scott!!!!!
Took my shifter out in 1st gear and had this problem. I think his camera was on the reverse flip angle. My little piece was on the other side and I pushed forward. Very easy and popped back in neutral. Thanks Tons !
Depends on what gear you are in regarding which side is pushed forward. If you are in reverse, the driver side pin will be pushed forward. I know that for certain because it's exactly what happened to me last night. Thanks to this fine gentleman, I was able to douse my growing anxiety and frustration at not knowing what the hell to do to correct the issue.
So if the pattern follows, just remember that what's going on under the shift lever will be exact opposite of where you put the handle. 1st gear, the right/passenger side pin will be pushed back, 2nd gear, same side will be forward, etc.
Make sense?
This is spot on. I can't emphasize enough the need to have the rear wheels off the ground! Then it's very easy to get shift rails to move and line up .Thanks for the video!! Great Job!!
So Dude. You saved my butt. I removed the shifter while in first gear. I raised the rear tires off the ground, put in the clutch and easily moved the linkages into a neutral position. Thank You Thank You Thank You 🖖🏼👽
THIS is why I love RUclips! Like the other guys below, you just saved me a huge headache. Thanks man.
Only thing I’d add is: don’t bother putting the back wheels up unless you already have the truck jacked up…I just pushed the clutch in and used the screw driver to pop it back into place (I was also in reverse).
Thank you HERO!!!! You got me back on the road. Bless you brother.👏👏👏👏
He may talk funny but he just saved my ass. Thanks man. I have been looking on how to fix this for days.
Josh Rozendal thats part growing up in the south, and part having been tongue tied, and am hard of hearing. that all adds to a speech impediment....
anyhow, glad to be of help
"It's not English, It's not Scottish, it's just Pikey" - Turkish XD
Dude. You are my new HERO! Tried for a week to get my shifter to work after installing a shifter rebuild kit. Thought it was a clutch issue. Thank you so much.
You the man! Had this exact issue, and couldn't figure out what it was.
Note to self, leave it in nuetral.
Wow I'm sure glad I watched this video. It saved me allot of trouble and stress. THANK YOU! excellent video
Still helping out 4 years later! Thanks man was so confused
And replying to comments 4 years later :)
Gald i could help
Thanks bro I was about to scrap my truck or get a old transmision , I just changed my slave cylinder and it got stuck after all that work, lol thanks man, 👍👍👍
You my friend are a RUclips hero. Thanks for helping me out from being a dumb ass leaving it in gear!! U the man ++++++
Man you helped me a WHOLE LOT. Except my situation was the pins were aligned but the lever was popped out of place.
Still, Thanks for your video👍🏼💯
Thanks for being the only video about this! You saved me a lot of trouble
Right on Thank you for the video straight life saver 💪🏽
Hey man awesome video. Just went through the very same situation with my 2000 f-150. Many thanks for posting this. Stay safe bro !!! Guy Speight
Worked for me and I too knew better ! I feel I got lucky getting back into neutral. Praise God !
While the video was not really clear about what I was moving and which direction, I watched how you held the screwdriver and had a got an idea.
Maybe a handwritten diagram would conveying it more clearly ? But dang brother, not sure if there is another video addressing this f up out there ! Going for a drive now. After a year of “floppy” shifter !
Your video turned a very bad day into a happy day for us. I really appreciate you making this video. It saved my butt 😂
He was so right my nephews friend went out to my truck and did what he showed in the video and had it fixed within 10 minutes!
Dude you're a life saver!!! Man thank you!!!
Man oh man thank you so much!! Just fixed my 96 ranger!
Thank you a ton brother you just earned yourself a subscriber quick and straight to the point videos. That’s what I like.
@@CobbsCustoms7 im happy to help, and thanks for the sub
Great video. Really helped with great explanation.
Dude you are freakin awesome! Thanks for making a video about this... saved my butt!
Yep, made my day because I was sure wondering how I screwed up LOL Thank You!!!
Little Fella You saved my butt....I changed my fluid n was in gear.Nobody tells You to take out of gear before removing shifter.Anyway Thanks Very Much 4 Your Video. I got it fixed. JESUS LOVES YOU.MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Just drop the transmission yesterday to replace the stupid slave cylinder and as a took the shifter apart same thing happened u just save my day thanks
Thank you that did help a lot keep up with the good work
Some guy on a ranger forum said Id have to drop the trans smh. You’re a goddamn American hero, my friend!
Thanks for the help! Rock on, my friend!
Great video, Man! Saved me a big headache !! Thanks
Omg, thank you for this video. I did this exact same thing and your video was spot on! I'm going to give it a try tomorrow.
Firecracker? Do i need to make a video on making firecrackers? :)
And if you need any more help on fixing your shifter, just ask.
Hay you saved my ass to, i messed with it for and hour or more, iam glad someone up this out there for my dumb ass. I thought i had it in neutral, but i didn't , that was my f up, thanks man , you were a life saver for me.
Wow what a lifesaver you are!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Man you really helped me out Thank you
Thank you
. You’ve saved the day!
this video help me a lot thanks.
Thanks for the help! Saved a lot of aggravation
Dude you're awesome!
Thank you!
Thank you for saving my butt friend I didn't realize I moved the shifter outta neutral.
This by far the best video I've found on this problem, and I been online for two day . Your The MAN ! , I just wanted to ask exactly where did you place the screwdriver to move it back to nutaral. I got the same exact problem I just don't want to move the wrong part or brake something. Just need some one to tell where to push or pull I know how it supposed to look in nutaral .I got the back wheels off the ground .please help me get it back to nutaral
Thanx man, that help alot!
I fuckin love you this shit just made my truck move again I’m so happy tn
You are a bad ass! Thank you for saving my ass with this info!
MAN I BURNED MY DAMN STARTER OUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WTF WAS GOING ON 3 DAYS LATER I SEE THIS AND BUMM FIXED NOW TIME TO SWAP THE STARTER OUT THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO
You the man! Thanks!
Thank you great fix
Couldn’t figure out what you did inside. I put the shifter stub in, moved it around a little and was able to click it into neutral.
This got me out of a jam.thanks
Dude I just replaced mine and I been fkn with it for a min with no luck and I had two thoughts hit up you tube and see what I could find or light that fkr on fire and roll it down in the bushes . Im glad I went with RUclips first choice or might not see me tomorrow...I figured it was stuck in gear
Thanx for video bro. That's what I did too.
I had a shotbox ranger with a shifter that wasn't bolted down. I got good at rocking the car and fishing it back into neutral.
Man big thanks I've been fighting this thing for an hour thanks again
Your welcome
Thank you. This video saved my ass.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thanks man I was about to pull the trans out again.
I just swapped the engine and did a transmission rebuild.
Couldn't get the shifter in at the right angle and I was about to pull the transmission out again.
My 1997 ford f-150 is stuck in first gear, ,does anyone know why? And how to fix it?
My phone number is 619 392 9692 or j.emerson9210@gmailcom I'm really in a bad spot because my truck is all I have and I stay in it. I'm actually not a total bum. I am considered to be a first responder to the world trade center attacks back on 9-11-2001 as I worked at ground zero (8) days the mechanic up the road wants almost $800 for the labor but I got all the parts and that taxed me out. I would greatly appreciate any and all help you can provide regarding my issue that can be afforded to me
Best wishes john Emerson first responder 911-
I'm in mission bay on Claremont drive in a church parking lot just up from mission bay thanks again
@@johnemerson2329 When did the problem start? Did you do any work to the car before the problem occurred? I'm assuming it's a manual and that you checked the spring under the clutch pedal.
Oh my God thank you so much man!!!!!!!
I couldn't find this any where else.{THE MAN}
Mine is stuck just like this and will not budge. And idea what could be binding it up?
My transmission only shifts into 3rd and 4th and hasn’t been taken apart.
My Brother and Hero!! I'm a Virginia boy stuck in the California redwoods with a broke 2000 Ford Ranger. The clutch went out and the linkage got out of wack and you helped me fix that. Any ideas for getting the Hydraulic dohicky that goes in the tranny where the throw out bearing normally goes bled so my clutch works? If you could I would appreciate it more than you know! I wanna go home! Thanks and Ya'll stay safe!
I did this. Pulled the shifter out and noticed it out of alignment. Try moving with a screwdriver. Nothing. Help!!!!
THANK YOH SO MUCH!!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 saved my ass😭
dude you are the g.o.a.t ...this just saved my life
Mark Mcintosh ok.. this must be a good thing... but what is a g.o.a.t?
Greatest Of All Time
@@danielvining9529 I thought genius but that works to lol
4 years to today still saving butts 😂😂😂😂
Desde Puerto Rico gracia por el video aprendí. Todo Benito Cotto
Holy shit man, you rock! I took my trans out to change the slave cylinder, and decided "What the hell. I'll go ahead and re gasket it". I accidentally shifted one of the gears and just shifted the forks to line up, not realizing I'd jam the shifter. I'm stuck in reverse lol. I am going to make a video showing my fuck up too and post it to RUclips haha. Thanks bro! You probably just saved me from pulling that bitch back out again for no reason :D
Your welcome, now what bar are we meeting at for you to buy me a beer??
:)
@@oldreliable303 well if you're ever in GA, hit me up lol. Looking through your other videos, I see a lot of snow, so I'm guessing you're farther north then me.
@@oldreliable303 btw, i saw your burnout video. Your truck makes the same power steering pump whine like mine did. My truck is an 88, with a 302, but the pumps are the same. I used a Turkey baster and sucked out as much of the old fluid out of the reservoir as I could, put that synthetic power steering fluid from royal purple, ran it for a few minutes, then did it again, and repeated the process 3 more times till the fluid looked nice and clear (purple) so I had gotten most of it out, and after about 3 or 4 days, the noise had pretty much went away. Can't even hear it anymore. That noise always bugged the shit out of me lol. Just a friendly tip :D
@@MVP11489 im in cornelia ga. And i give up getting the power steering pump to quick winning.
Thanks man the Chilton book didn't have that.
jerry pack all of repare books have "most of" the info you need if you can find it. and the one thing you need to know, it wont have or you cant find it..
but mabey thats just my luck.
Thank you !
Awesome thanks for the vid man. That was exactly what went wrong with mine!
THANK YOU!
You just saved my bacon! Best wishes
Yes, bacon is good, but what does that have to do with a trans?
:)
I can get to work now = more bacon. Honestly this was the last hitch in a long project and it was simple thanks to your explanation, I thought I'd done fd up. You have some good karma or blessings or whatever coming your way!
@@ComfortRoller your welcome, and best of luck to ya
So I have the same truck, and it wont go into 3rd or 4th gear. Do you think it just needs a new bushing? Or is it the synchros?
With out looking at it the best i can do is guess.
If it will not shift i would frust take the top cover off and check the rods that the shift forks ride on.
This will also let you see the sysnchros and inspted them.
I do also have a m5od trans for sale if you need one
@@oldreliable303 can shift forks be changed from the top? Can synchros be done from the top?
Shift forks yes, synchros no
I have a hrad time reading, or wirthing, if you need any info, or help please call me at 706 973 7381.
Kind of hard to see in your video. Just wanted to know exactly what your pushing on to shift? The circle on the left hand side? And are you pushing it up or down?
catatau1997 both of the sprun pins sould be out, and the slot in the center sould be in line with the pins
oldreliable303 Justin Scott so at 2:54 you shifted the slot downward to have it inline with the pins?
catatau1997 yes
oldreliable303 Justin Scott thanks. Im going to give it a try
oldreliable303 Justin Scott I got it out of 5th. You’re awesome. Thanks
Will the tremec 170 do the same thing have same issue when guy took out shifter
I do not know, ive never worked with the tremec
@@oldreliable303 dang just bought this transmission guy said it worked got it home it feels like it's in gear but it want shift
I did the same thing, after your video, I took it back apart, and followed your instructions. After reassembling it, it feels like it shifts correctly, but when I let out the clutch, all I have is 3,4,5, and reverse. No 1 and 2. Do you have any suggestions??
Check the shift rail on the passenger side of truck, it sounds like that rail is pushed forrward or backwards and not letting the shifter ingage it.
@@oldreliable303 I rechecked it, and it is aligned. The shifter feels properly, and I can feel it moving the rail from first and second, so I guess I have a new problem now, as it is not engaging the gears.
@@davidharris8861 take the top cover off a look at the shift forks from the bottom
Im stuck in 1st gear on my 94 ranger did same thing but not working need help pls video not that clear!!!
Need help
if its been put back together right, and you can't shift from 1 to 2, but you can still shift 3 to 4, then the shift fork lip is gone and can not slide the grooved ring forward or backward. its a $35 part held in with small roll pins.
Thanks
all I needed was that little hint, my fuckup is unfucked and I thank you...
So I have to lift the rear and put It in neutral for my shifter to work
I dont undoor stand you queston?
Call me 706 973 7381
@@oldreliable303 I got it thanks for the video
Mine is locked in gear but I cant tell what gear its in. How do I tell when its lined correctly?
The two dentents will be inline with the slot in the middle
@@oldreliable303 so the dentents are the 2 round looking things on each side, and the slot is the space between them. So the 2 round things should be straight across from one another with a space between them? Correct?
@@josephmullins9005 yes that is right.
@@oldreliable303 ok thanks buddy
@@oldreliable303 so we got the two round buttons lines up and the slot in the center but then pushed the clutch the back wheels started turning. I think were stuck in between 2 gears. Dropping the transmission today because we have tried every way we can possible do it from Inside the cab. If you have any other suggestions of what can be wrong or how to fix it please let me know!!
Your a fucking life saver.
Thank you so fucking much.
Damn you have some good karma
What exactly im pushing on...
Reginald Gambrell slow down, i just got off work. i just had the same queston. look down farther in the comments, read the comments by catatau1997. if that dont help ask again.
oldreliable303 Justin Scott I have to use a flat head and am I pushing the pen or what! still stuck in 1st gear?
oldreliable303 Justin Scott And that didn't help what eacatly I'm pushing on ? so can do it when I get off in the morning?
Reggie Gamberll the pin sould not be depressed, the slide holding the pin back sould be in the center of its travel
oldreliable303 Justin Scott so do I need a flat head to do it just got off!
Need your help my friend
Turell Smith how so?
i cant tell what you just did....bad cameras angle, you move around to much...... bad lighting
Well, i aint make no movie.
@@oldreliable303 well it just wont go for me.....i jacked the back end up and pushed the clutch but mine wont reallign
@@yourlightingguy4391 have some one slowly spin the tires as you try to put back in gear
I can't understand this shit maybe if he could talk right I could figure it out
Wow, ur a fucking idiot huh?
Maybe take the dick out of your ass and sit on the shifter? That'll work out for you I'm sure.
Fucking life saver man! TYSM