915 problems
 

Help! all of the sudden I cannot get my car to drop into second gear. I drove home shifting from first to third. All of the other gears work fine. Now it's in my garage and I looked at the coupler,and have sloppy bushings. I have not checked the ball cup or removed the console yet. Would I be able to Isolate this problem by trying to shift in to 2nd with the coupler disconected?Or replace the coupler, or does this look like the big rebuild?
DJErickson

915 problems
 

Doesn't sound to good my car shifted into all gears with a little side to side move with no side bushins in the coupler. but good luck to you!

before i tore ANYTHING down........i'd check all my shifter bushings. then, i'd check my shift coupler bushings and re-align the coupler per factory instructions for your car.

if THAT doesn't improve things, then i'd start looking at other things. start with the obvious first, then move to the more complicated fixes.

After inspecting the bushings the next logical step is to drain the tranny of gear oil, and then open up the inpection port.

That's also where the guide fork is for the gear selector.

This happened to me as well.

The high dollar, big reputation P-car shop in Columbus OH wanted to overhaul 915 for 4 large

the problem was in the rear coupler adjustment. if the shaft pulls away from the coupler even a MM or two, you'll hit the back of the shiftgate insted of engaging second. push the shaft a mm or two closer to the coupler and see if you get 2nd. Do not fool with ;ateral adjustment. If if works tighten it up and run around the block to see if all the other gears work right too. If not, there's a good description in Bentley. My extra hint is to put a bungee cord on your shiftlever and attach the other end to the doorpull or something outside, so it holds it in neutral, full left.

have you checked for little teeth in the drainplug magnet yet? see my reply to your previous post.