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My 05 is starting to exhibit a second gear skip. It will chunk a couple times and then engage. It's been getting progressively worse and I am starting to wonder if it should be my winter project.

On the XS11, the gear dogs would round off and cause this issue. The fix was a gear swap and swapping a washer location to make it engage further.

Is there something similar on the FJR or is it worth looking at a newer gently used model as the fix?

It is likely the gear dogs worn..... big job to fix, pull engine, etc.. There is a thread somewhere on the other forum.

raYzerman wrote:It is likely the gear dogs worn..... big job to fix, pull engine, etc.. There is a thread somewhere on the other forum.

I haven't been able to find it. I am also not allowed to sign up over there because I violated rule 97 or something.

Is pulling the engine excessively difficult? Would I be looking at bent shift forks or just worn dogs?

Which gear is on the same fork as second?

silverback wrote:

raYzerman wrote:It is likely the gear dogs worn..... big job to fix, pull engine, etc.. There is a thread somewhere on the other forum.

I haven't been able to find it. I am also not allowed to sign up over there because I violated rule 97 or something.

Man it's nice to hear somebody else is an asshole besides me!!! I'm sure somebody here could copy the thread and share it with you u asshole!!!!

And, somebody else over there is having the identical problem....
This IS a good winter project. You'll have to pull the engine, flip ér over and split the cases...... very time consuming. Never have done it, but wouldn't be afraid to if I had to.......

raYzerman wrote:And, somebody else over there is having the identical problem....
This IS a good winter project. You'll have to pull the engine, flip ér over and split the cases...... very time consuming. Never have done it, but wouldn't be afraid to if I had to.......

Sounds very similar to the XS11...

I have pulled a supercharged 3.8L out of a Thunderbird. After that, nothing scares me.

Bust wrote:

silverback wrote:

raYzerman wrote:It is likely the gear dogs worn..... big job to fix, pull engine, etc.. There is a thread somewhere on the other forum.

I haven't been able to find it. I am also not allowed to sign up over there because I violated rule 97 or something.

Man it's nice to hear somebody else is an asshole besides me!!! I'm sure somebody here could copy the thread and share it with you u asshole!!!!

I'm not an asshole. I am THE asshole. Kind of like that Dos Equis guy, but, you know...an asshole.