I have a savage 4.6 2011 model and have fitted XL chassis XL wheels and shell. And also 52spur and 14 clutch bell. Fitted the 3 speed gearbox and it won't go into 2nd or 3rd just stays in 1st and revs right out. All gearbox is on stock settings as got it brand new. Any ideas?
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Savage x 4.6 3 speed won't shift.
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Ckeithnitro
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you will probably have to set your shift points for 2nd and 3rd gear... thats what i think anyway..
look on here for transmission setup or 2nd gear adjustment cause to do 2nd you have to take it apart.. 3rd can be done when its all together..
look on here for transmission setup or 2nd gear adjustment cause to do 2nd you have to take it apart.. 3rd can be done when its all together..
is the truck broke in and warmed up?
alot of these will not shift if they are not tuned properly
alot of these will not shift if they are not tuned properly
That's pretty low gearing unless you're running absurdly tall tires. The transmission shifts when the idler gear shaft reaches a certain RPM...not the engine.
For example, on my XL (Terra Pins, factory 16/52 gearing) I had to disassemble the tranny several times to loosen the second gear clutch pawl before it would finally shift. This was after I had the engine broken in well and running top revs.
I had it working nicely, even shifting a bit too early, and yesterday I tried 14/51 gearing and she would *barely* shift into second and only then sporadically. The tranny just wasn't reaching the required RPM before the engine was running out of breath. Today I changed to a 15 tooth CB and things are working again.
So yes, if your engine is running a good tune and reaching normal high revs like it should, you are going to have to adjust your shift points starting with second gear as already stated.
For example, on my XL (Terra Pins, factory 16/52 gearing) I had to disassemble the tranny several times to loosen the second gear clutch pawl before it would finally shift. This was after I had the engine broken in well and running top revs.
I had it working nicely, even shifting a bit too early, and yesterday I tried 14/51 gearing and she would *barely* shift into second and only then sporadically. The tranny just wasn't reaching the required RPM before the engine was running out of breath. Today I changed to a 15 tooth CB and things are working again.
So yes, if your engine is running a good tune and reaching normal high revs like it should, you are going to have to adjust your shift points starting with second gear as already stated.
Don't give up yet man! All you have to do is take off the top half of the tranny.....total of 7 screws and the center gear cluster will lift right out. I did it five times in a church parking lot one afternoon, only takes maybe 10 minutes from start to finish after you do it a couple times. Then, third gear is a one minute job each time.
I love hearing that baby shift twice
I love hearing that baby shift twice
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Ahhhhhh I lost one of the springs and bearing out of one of the clutches! 
I undone the screw by accident and it all popped out and now it won't go back together properly. Can I buy a 2nd gear clutch complete for inside the gearbox
I undone the screw by accident and it all popped out and now it won't go back together properly. Can I buy a 2nd gear clutch complete for inside the gearbox