Well what can I say, the 5-speed is a pain to put into first under a few
conditions, I have had this happen to me until I realized I was not fully
locking it into first gear, First is easier to get into if you are still
moving slightly... Hope this helps...
Chris
>A week or two ago I posted a question asking about the notchiness of the 5
>speed in our 2K Dakota QC, 4.7L, 5-speed, 3.55 LSD, etc. Well, we are
>learning to live with the notchiness, but the freakin' thing has jumped out
>of first gear three times on us - twice with my wife driving and once with
>me driving. I've owned a manual transmission car (3 VW's) for the last 11
>years and this has never happened to me before. The truck only has about
>560 miles on it! I'm taking it in on Friday afternoon to have the dealer
>look at it. I'm not terribly optimistic about them being familiar with this
>problem since they told us when we bought the truck that it was the only V8
>5-speed that they could recall selling! I recall someone having this happen
>to them also. Does anyone have any advice on what to tell the dealership to
>help them zero in on the problem? Has anyone had this problem fixed to
>their satisfaction?
>
>And now some general transmission questions. I believe I have seen this
>5-speed referred to as a NV3500. Does NV stand for New Venture - the same
>people that make 4WD transfer cases? Is this transmission new along with
>the 4.7's or was/is it used with the 5.2's and 3.9's?
>
>Any and all help is greatly appreciated. If you don't mind, please CC me
>directly at lukewhite@emeraldis.com
>
>Later,
>
>Luke
>2K QC 4.7 5-speed
'00 CC, 4.7, 5-sp, Finally Sporting a Gibson Stainless Dual Rear Catback...
Ricers Beware...
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