Transmission slipping out of gear

Sounds like the notorious Toyota shifter seat disintegration problem. Take off the boot and pop off the shift lever retainer and see if you still have a shifter ball seat left at all. The rubber tends to fall apart. Easy fix - Marlin Crawler website sells a superior replacement seat and socket. More info? Go to yotatech.com and search for "shifter seat".

Also, like the other replier said, get yourself some Redline MT-90 synthetic 75w-90 GL-4 oil in there. I believe it boosted my mpg!

dan

This happened in my 1992 Toyota 6Cyl pickup. The gear box has encountered a rock, and had lifted upwards by about two inches by the steel bar that was put in place to protect it. I removed the bar, and the gear box say back in its correct place. I assume this is common only among people who live or work on a dirt road.

I also assume the gear select sleve inside your gear box has worn out at the high end. Bummer, but that's a horror if you don't have the time to fix it yourself.

Agreed: that is the most likely cause. The insert angle also has to be correct, otherwise the stick will not stay in 5th gear.

The weather finally got good enough, and I managed to get some time to work on the shifter problem.

My original post was from November where it was recommended I get a shifter seat from yotatech.com.

I got the seat and a cap. Today I got the carpet up and removed the boot and tried to pull out the shifter. There is an insert holding down the spring that won't come out. Is there a trick to getting it out without tearing it up?

I also tried pulling straight up on the shifter, hoping it would all come out together. That didn't work. I thought now would be a better time to ask advice instead of waiting until something gets torn up.

The video on yotatech.com only shows how to install the shifter seat.

All help will be appreciated.

I used a large pair of channel locks to push down and turn counter-clockwise the part. My part for the shifter was inside the transmission tube and not a cap on top of the transmission/shifter tube.

Mike

If I remember correctly iot is a push down and 1/8 turn but not sure what year you have.

That seat was all messed up. Tomorrow I'll take it for a test drive.

This Internet's pretty helpful, sharing information is great.

Is there a web site where I can order parts like a license plate light fixture, or a fuel filter?

I buy a lot of parts off ebay, new and used. For new parts, I like rockauto.com. There are many others online that offer great prices with discounts.