Tacoma doesn't shift into gear/Tacoma pops out of gear fix for $10!

[@jacealexander1786]

This was my problem! Seriously night and day difference! The bushing was basically completely gone, i cannot believe how much a 10 minute $10 job made a difference! Thanks a ton!

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

@@jacealexander1786 love hearing this!! Glad it helped!

[@antichris6533]

Great job and just the right amount of humor. I replaced my bushing after watching your video. It saved me tons of heartache. Thank you.

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching

[@user-user707]

My bushings was fine. It was my 2wd to 4wd selector bushing that was massed up. Finding that one was a pain. It's called transfer case pivot seat bushing

[@rodcros]

On my '02 Tacoma 4X4 everything went according to the video except the removal of the restraining ring. A couple of hours of the ten minutes went into futile attempts to defeat the spring. Finally I used a small pry bar and a three pound shop sledge to gently tap the device in a counter-clockwise motion. First tap, and it was out. I'm sure that's how it's designed to work. Remember, don't force it. Use a bigger hammer. The repair did make my Tacoma shift like a new one, as claimed in this video.

[@zzim60]

good job! just what I needed to fix my 99' tacoma. I feared it was something more serious like a synchro

[@gregmize01]

JUST DID THIS AND IT WORKED! BY FAR THE HARDEST PART WAS GETTING THE RETAINING RING BACK ON...USED GRIPPY LEATHER GLOVES AND IT FINALLY SEATED PROPERLY!

[@shakeel0atmeal273]

GREG ITS GRANDPA. I SLIPPED AND SHIT MY PANTS

[@TheVdacchille]

Thanks for taking the time to make that video, it was super helpful!

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

You're welcome. Glad it helped!

[@joeyyocky5394]

Had the same problem, my truck wouldn’t go into 5th gear or reverse. Tried this method out instead of taking my truck into the shop, what do ya know, this is all I had to do. Thank you a ton for this video you saved me so much money man!

[@Dwaurk]

Just about to do this on my 4runner. Not popping out yet but she's sloppy.

[@gabeeckard5548]

Awesome video! I have the exact problem in my 2001 Tacoma I recently purchased. Happy it's nothing more serious. Cheers to shifting like Dom Toretto.

[@jamesscott1932]

You have a lot of talent. Glad I found this while searching for a how to on shifter bushings on a Tacoma! Already shared it!

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

A little grease inside the plastic bushing helps too

[@andyandresen829]

Just tried for 3 hours of unreal struggle to change these shift bushings. I ordered the cheap Dorman from Rock Auto and put the larger seat bushing in the trans receiver then went to put the linkage bushing (white one) on the ball. I noticed that you had to put this bushing on a pad on the floor and push the shift lever for all your worth to get it on.. Once on it would not pivot at all unless you grabbed the edge with channel locks and moved it. This was with a liberal coat of grease on the ball. I thought that just maybe this went on tight because this bushing would get allot of stress. The real problem is once these POS Dorman bushings are on, trying to get the white bushing into the receiver was impossible. After a huge struggle I noticed that the grease on this white bushing showed it only went into the housing about 20%. After numerous attempts to get it in I ground this white bushing down and after an hour of grinding and fitting it finally dropped in. I needed the truck. I went inside and ordered OEM bushings from a Toyota supplier. The original Toyota bushings came. I took it back apart and reassembled the shift lever. The white bushing rotated freely on the ball and went right into the receiver. I was able to push the holding device down instantly with moderate pressure. The Dorman setup would let this holding clamping device down but would not go the last 1/16 to 1/8 inch to rotate and lock it closed. WARNING. If yo7 buy one of these Dorman bushing sets it very well will not fit. The tolerances are very small and not visually recognizable.

[@PdE1944]

Thanks! Appreciate the step-by-step all on camera!

[@DavidCharles-wi4qr]

Curious: What make and model is your aftermarket radio. Looks like it has a decent info screen. Been looking for a single DIN with a decent info screen.

[@choice8529]

My '99 Tacoma SR5 is doing the Exact same thing. I'm so relieved to see your video! ~Appreciate the share!

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

Thanks for the kind words! Hope this helps

[@voodoocreek6219]

fit a pipe clamp on the shaft to give you something to lever the spring loaded collar down. Use dielectric grease as it's kind to the plastic bushing

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

Thanks for adding this!

[@AmbientShades]

Thanks for the vid. It didn't solve my issue. Bought the bushing ($16 on amazon now, lol), and went to replace it on my '02 3.4L 4x4 with 158K on the clock, only to discover the existing one still looks brand new and is still flexible. Some staining from the grease but that's it. Even has an extra rubber gasket underneath it that the replacement part doesn't come with. I added a little more grease and put it all back together. At least it gave me a chance to clean up the plastic housing a bit. No way it's ever been replaced before as I've had the truck since 44K miles and didn't even know that part existed til this vid. So wondering what else it might be. Something much more expensive I'm sure cause that's how my luck rolls lol.

[@DrHorse2012]

I got to the point of pushing down and turning. I can't get it to go down so I can't twist it out. I have the exact parts you show. How do I get it pushed down?

[@herbwildey1605]

Totally fixed my problem. For me, it started by slipping out of 1st and 3rd, especially when throttle was released . Then it got worse and was having a hard time getting into third (I could lift up on shifter and ease it in, but it would grind pretty bad if I didn't). So far shifts nice and easy after this fix. Thanks! I found the hardest part was removing the plastic cap and getting the spring loaded clip back in place, that required quite a bit of muscle, finesse and cussing, and actually getting the carpet and boot back in place was a pain too. So, long story short the actual mechanical repair part is super easy...

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

I'm glad it helped! I feel like a fool for driving the truck for years in poor condition when the fix was so easy.

[@herbwildey1605]

@@youbreakityoufixit9594 I had to get the transmission done at about 140K and I feel I probably could have done this and saved a couple grand...It also fixed a squeeling noise I had when hard accelerating from a stop that I had had for years. Didn't know it was related to transmission.

[@tptwk]

Life saver!! Thank you. I thought I was going to need trani work.

[@megalapega365]

what is the name of that piece?

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

That was cool. KZbin sent me here....I was looking at 90 Toyota clutches earlier today.... tHanks for the tip!

[@NintendoAmigo]

My first gear and reverse get stuck from time to time sometimes is scary because I’m on a red light or in a parking lot backing up and the reverse gear gets stuck and I have to just let it die by releasing the clutch is this the same issue ??

[@kmena05]

what grease did you use?

[@Gazzdin]

mine pops out of first gear sometimes with also being stubborn on shifting, but none the less its annoying. going to give this a try and see if it works for my problem. Thank you for the video!

[@Mrworlwad]

My 93 pickup has the same problem. How did it go for you? Did this method solve your problem?

[@davidhoward8951]

Where do you buy do you have to buy from the dealer

[@dcshoe559]

Thanks man. I just ordered this part from your link in your description.

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

Hope it helps!

[@Jagomaniac2012]

My 1995 only shift with the engine is off. Do i have the same problem? Thanks

[@schadlarry]

Might have to give this a try because my 02 with 240K miles has been difficult to shift into R most of the time and 1st some of the time. I would have to pump the clutch a few times and then it would go into R, so I don't know if that indicates anything. The other gears shift fine.

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

Did this fix end up working for you

[@schadlarry]

@@jacobhendrickson8935 No, I took apart the shifter and the plastic bushing seemed to be intact, so I just left it.

[@lyyburns4762]

@@schadlarry did you find the culprit after that?

[@cliffjump71]

Going to give this a shot on my 98 dakota, hopefully not to different. Good video

[@mxrddy3784]

I cannot get the metal piece back on to the shifter that’s on top of the spring it will not go back on help

[@blakeevans8492]

I am replacing the metal “cap” (Toyota calls it) that covers the spring. But it doesn’t fit over the black plastic piece that covers the shift lever.. does that black plastic come off (not the boot. The long cylindrical cover)? If not, how does this metal cap come off? It certainly can’t go the other way..

[@sunbeam8866]

Had to do this on my base 2WD '96 Tacoma. Actually, without the console, it's harder. The shift boot retainer screws are buried under the carpet & paddng. Had to take the dash-bin, right kick-panel and sill cover off to get the carpet loose on the passenger side. Then lift it enough to get my hand & ratchet under. Either all that or slice up the carpet.

[@ricardodiaz8512]

did you forget to install the other black bushing?

[@jonahmaples3532]

Thanks for the video 99% sure that’s what’s wrong with my truck. What are the name of the bushings so I can call and ask autozone if they have it?

[@andresnieto5759]

Who else is here wondering how he got that collar back on in the first try? Thats the hardest part of this whole process

[@peterandkodiak9762]

Very informative. Well done. Thank you!

[@musoangelo]

Thank you for the fix. It worked for me.

[@keelothedoberman]

My 2001 3.4L just randomly started not going into any gears unless i warm it up for 10 mins and i’m in the tropics so I know it’s probably not the outside temp. Any idea where i should start? I may need to do the clutch but I was hoping to buy some time for that. What can i check first?

[@tobyleroux2780]

I missed what year is your truck, I just clicked on the description and read it was a 2000 tacoma... thank you. I am going to try this on my 99 tacoma

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

2000

[@fm1224]

Thanks....didn't know this...been ordering a lot on Amazon...bout to swap out my slave cylinder

[@miguelsontay280]

Thanks for the video, I have the. Same problem W/ my tacoma now

[@brianvw5301]

How far down did you have to push down on the spring before you could turn it? Mine doesn’t push down much at all (maybe 1-2mm) and the metal piece doesn’t seem to want to turn. Any suggestions?

[@andyandresen829]

If it’s an after market (probably Dorman). It will not fit. The white bushing will not fully seat making it impossible to get the clamp on. I fought like crazy to get this after market pieces assembled. I finally realized the white bushing was too big to fully seat it. Ordered OEM Toyota. Took less than 10 minutes to put it together.

[@bishoptrees]

Try using a rag to turn it, helped me a lot

[@GillesLeclerc-y5r]

Thank u so much my Tacoma 01 has. 235.000 over due 👍👍👍

[@peterzinia3767]

I have a 97 Taco & have had to replace this part 4 times. I'm not an agro driver at all.

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

I grew up driving heavy equipment and I slam through this Taco like it's a Peterbilt. Keep up the good work. the parts are cheap.

[@mountainconstructions]

Well Done mate Thank You for making this video

[@Gokywildcats11]

What if its an automatic

[@GillesLeclerc-y5r]

Thank u. Awsome video

[@veechris2949]

Thanks for the informative video was a big help !

[@gregmize01]

THANKS!

[@jonascagape520]

Can you drive without the boot in it?

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

I don't see why not. You'll get a lot of road noise and fumes in the cab so I wouldn't do it for very long

[@charlescochran9803]

Great money saving video.

[@kawelobenson5975]

Thank you so much this helped so much thank you again!!!!

[@backyardrebuild7481]

well done video thanks helped me out alot

[@dmj-ju9zx]

The stupid first-gen RAV4 popping out of gear problem costs a lot more than $10 to fix. For that one you really have to rebuild the transmission.

[@blakeevans8492]

Thanks for the content. Helped me out a lot

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

I'm happy to hear this

[@blakeevans8492]

You Break It You Fix It .... I have a question, maybe you can help me if you have time. Where you put the shift lever back in, there are two pins. One of my pins are loose. Do you know how to replace them and where I might get the pins?

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

@@blakeevans8492 is it one of the retaining pins that holds the shifter into the transmission?

[@blakeevans8492]

You Break It You Fix It ... Yes. At 5:45 in your video you can see them (you slip the bushing underneath them). The pin on the left side is loose and is causing me issues with shifting. Just replaced both bushings then realized that the pin is loose. Same pins that you have to spin the metal sleeve around after depressing the spring. Thanks for your time.

[@blakeevans8492]

You Break It You Fix It Toyota Part No.: 33506-35100 RETAINER SUB-ASSY, CONTROL SHIFT LEVER is this the correct housing? I don’t see the pins in their diagram

[@ramkishore7499]

Perfect job

[@chincemagnet]

It was popping out of gear and this fixed it?

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

Yes, on my Tacoma. This isn't a fix all, cure all but this time I got lucky that is was an inexpensive fix.

[@schlomoshekelstein908]

$10 part? mine cost me like 32 bucks with 11 for shipping... fuck

[@MyRcGoSlow]

Mine was 20$ from autozone

[@shootmalones]

Next project fo sho

[@205racingvideos]

Man this helped so much

[@rickwatson7423]

Lmao I liked the jeopardy theme

[@cerilla911]

Thanks this works for me 👍🏻

[@derekmezo5119]

Thanks! Good humor, too

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@ehanson4977]

Thank you for this video! Saved my ass!!

[@irieg30]

thanks bro

[@humbertosrperez]

Awesome

[@tv43405]

First video I saw to remedy a pops out of gear just read an article on www.instructables.com/Toyota-Tacoma-manual-transmission-pop-out-of-gear/ and it show exactly what you did thanks. Changed the gear oil with hypoid after market not long ago and I thought I ruined my transmission can't wait to inspect it and thanks for the part number. I sometimes look at the local parts store to compare the part number with ROCKAUTO for price comparison thanks again.

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

I hope this makes your truck new again

[@chrismichaud2644]

Rubber parts degrade over time more then millage

[@Bebesitapdrozo8322]

Gracias me sirvio mucho el video..

[@toycoma98]

shouldhve installed a short shifter while youre at it. Usually comes with the bushings.

[@rickwatson7423]

It ain't $10 now it $21.80

[@Surroundnutz7107]

Such a cheap part but u went too cheap. Maybe 1 month later bushings goes bad again