2 extra gears?

[Rubbersoul]

I just purchased a 75 2002 two days ago and already have begun tearing the car apart and figuring out what it needs. The previous owner said it was swapped to a 5 speed transmission prior to his ownership and I don’t think he even drove it once. The shift linkage is very sloppy but when you’re sitting in the car messing with the shifter you can feel it go through the gears and it shifts as if there’s a 5th and 6th gear and for the life of me I can’t figure out why?

 

i crawled underneath the car and I believe the car has a 4 speed tranny based off the stamp on the transmission 
 

any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I understand the linkage is very loose I’ve had that before in cars but never enough where it shifted into extra gears

 

 

Edited April 19, 2020 by Rubbersoul
Put wrong year of car

[Dudeland]

Could be that it is a dog leg 5 speed.   If so,  consider yourself lucky.  They are sought after for these cars.   

 

 

Edited April 19, 2020 by Dudeland

[Mark92131]

The Getrag 235/5 Close Ratio Dog Leg transmission looks like the 4 speed, but has a third section between the output shaft housing and the forward bell housing section.  It is easily identified from the Getrag 245 5 speed found in the BMW 320i because the slave cylinder is in the same position as the standard 4 speed found in the BMW 2002.  These transmission are rare, expensive and hard to find parts to rebuild them.

 

Mark92131

 

 

[jimk]

Show us a picture of the clutch slave, that tells a lot.

[zinz]

First picture shows the markings of a Getrag 232 which is a 4 speed.

 

The sloppy shifter must be VERY sloppy.  Rebuild kit is available from Blunt.

 

Ed

[TobyB]

11 hours ago, Rubbersoul said:

based off the stamp on the transmission 

 

ARRGGHHHHHHH....

 

that's a casting number, not a stamp.

 

That casting was used in several transmissions.

 

Full body nudie pic of the trans, or we have no idea.

 

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yes, there's a difference...

[dlacey]

13 hours ago, zinz said:

First picture shows the markings of a Getrag 232 which is a 4 speed.

 

The sloppy shifter must be VERY sloppy.  Rebuild kit is available from Blunt.

 

Ed

 the CR 5 sp uses those same castings, just got an extra lump sandwiched.