Trans won't go into gear

Hi, I think I might have a "situation" on my hands. I'm running a '53 flathead with an S10 T5, got the kit, clutch disc, etc from Flat-O. I haven't started the engine and, as of right now, I can only get the trans to shift into 3rd and 4th gear. I vaguely remember it going through all gears while out of the car. The trans is drained, too...make a difference? My question is, should I pull the engine/trans and make sure it's shifting through all gears before I try hooking up the clutch linkage or starting the car?

 

Try to turn the output shaft back and forth abit when you try to shift the gears. Might be just the syncros are just not lined up right.


jerry

 

Ok, I tried this and got it to switch from going into 3rd/4th to 1st/Reverse. I guess this is an improvement!

 

Update...got the engine cranking, trans will not shift into ANY gears now! I haven't played with the output shaft yet nor have I hooked up the clutch linkage. Help?

 

Hook up the clutch make sure it is releasing, then if you have problems pull the ******.

 

Hook up and adjust the clutch. You can't tell anything until that much is done.

 

Update!

I hooked up the clutch linkage and adjusted all the play out of it to make sure the clutch was fully disengaging. The trans only went into 1st. I got under the car and turned the driveshaft (attached only to trans) a little and now it only goes into 2nd. Remember, this car has never been run and the trans is "junkyard fresh." Is this something I should worry about?