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@Mopar1973Man It looks like he has the updated main shaft already. I purchased several of my transmission parts from Allstate Gear online. The 5th gear nut I used was their "super nut" kit that
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Yesterday, I put your situation in the "911" section of the TDR, but so far no response - but, it was a weekend. Here is what I posted, "Trying to help someone out here. Fellow has a '99
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If your going to pull the 5th out why not just put a new one in while you have it apart? At least it should get you home, then to a proper rebuild. I rebuilt mine (4x4), they're not extremely ha
Does anyone know of any issues with removing 5th gear from an NV4500 and driving long distance without it?
My wife and I are in Fort Myers, FL visiting family. A couple days ago we we on our way to Tampa and I lost 5th gear. We were about 70 miles from where we're staying, so I made sure the other gears sounded normal and we turned around and headed back to Fort Myers.
Seeing as we're about 1100 miles from home, and planning on heading back to Ohio in two weeks, I'm trying to weigh my options on the best way to proceed.
I'm thinking that I can just take out 5th gear (and the nut), put everything back together, and deal with the repair when I get home. I just wanted to see if there are any unforeseen issues with doing that?
I'm open to taking a crack installing a new mainshaft when I get home, I'd just rather not have to try to do it here, or have to take it to a shop. I'm open to having a shop look at it and perform the work, but haven't found any places in Fort Myers that I'm confident have dealt with this issue before. If anyone knows of a place in the Fort Myers area they trust, let me know!