tranny being weird

[Guest Anonymous]

my tranny is messed up. the stick is like wobbley. its not centered as if a bolt came loose. and when i go into second gear sounds like its grinding against something. like knives getting sharpened. iono maybe something is touchin but can you guys help please?

[FunkyLaneO]

Try pulling up on the stick and see if it slides off, mine did the same thing and it was because the lower shift lever broke in two inside the chrome upper shift lever and I had no leverage whatsoever when I shifted.

I replaced the lower shift lever and all the bushings and shifts beautifully now whereas before I could barely get it to go into reverse and I would hit the buttons on the radio every time I shifted into first and third.

[bill.in.mt]

and get underneath and take a look - it's pretty obvious how everything goes together, and by wiggling it you should be able to see where the play is. Especially check to see if the mount is rubbing against the guibo - do a search and you will find lots about these common problems.

[ray_]

Probably a loose shifter bracket. Get under there and have a look.

GL,

Ray

[Guest Anonymous]

where would i look cause i did and i cant see anything cause the problem is on top and all i can see is the bottom of everything.

[BLUNT]

where would i look cause i did and i cant see anything cause the problem is on top and all i can see is the bottom of everything.

part number 10 is likely whats loose.

theres 2 bolts

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2552&mospid=47140&btnr=23_0774&hg=23&fg=15

[76duece]

Also, it's not unheard of for 2002 trannies to grind going into 2nd. Actually pretty common if it's the original, non-rebuilt trans. They synchro's are failing

Larry

[thehackmechanic]

When you hear that lathe-like sound, it's almost always the back of the shift platform falling down onto the driveshaft. This could be caused by several things:

1) The two 13mm nuts and bolts on the angle brace that connects the back of the trani to the back of the shift platform being loose. These are right there on the left side of the back of the trani; nothing is in the way.

2) One or both of the bushings that hold the back of the shift tower to the top of the trani. These are shown in the link to realoem in one of the other posts. Each of these has two bolts holding it in:

--An 8mm allen key that faces rearward that you can reach with an allen socket and an extension

--A 13mm bolt that comes down from the top held on with a nut that threads on from the bottom. These are reachable, too, with the trani in the car, though putting a wrench on the top of the bolt is a bit tricky.

Worst case is the bushings themselves being bad (worn out rubber).

But really, as the other poster said, this is not too hard. Jack up the car securely (always double jack, with jack plus jackstands), crawl under it with a powerful droplight, grab the back of the shift platform, and wiggle it around and see where the play is. You'll find it.

--Rob