Box jammed in 5th

[TW83]

EJ22 5spd AWD gearbox in an MY Touring wagon. I was sitting in the car shifting through the gears with the clutch in and the engine not running. When I got fifth there was no way it was coming back out. Tried a few things but it is firmly stuck. This was probably the first time it has been put into fifth in this car (not yet driveable). Any deas why its stuck or how to get it out?

ps. had taken box apart to put L series stub axles in to achieve the appropriate number of splines

[daza]

You would have had to mod the linkages to fit it, first check would be for them fouling?
Daza.

[AndrewT]

Yeah definitely check linkages.
Wow thats an interesting approach regarding splines...most people just swap the inner cups to suit whatever gearbox is going in.

[TW83]

Yeah definitely check linkages.
Wow thats an interesting approach regarding splines...most people just swap the inner cups to suit whatever gearbox is going in.

should of in hindsight

[TW83]

More info - its still jammed in 5th. It has NOT picked up 2 gears as it still moves. The linkages aren't stuck on anything. It feels like the selector mechanism. Any more ideas or do we just have to take it all out again ???

Tks

[SuBaRiNo]

Has it worked at all since u pulled it apart???

Maybe something went wrong when u put it back together.

Dave

[Brumby Boy]

Has it worked at all since u pulled it apart???

Maybe something went wrong when u put it back together.

Dave

Yea did you check you had all the gears and check that the input/out put shafts moved in each gear?

[TW83]

I am pretty sure we checked all gears and shaft rotation after putting it back together. The only doubt is that without the shifter mounted properly, we may have been getting 3rd instead of 5th.