sm465 Question

[krsowles]

Been a while since you all made my mind up to use a 4wd frame instead of converting a 2wd, thanks again. My latest issue is the 4wd tranny. lt seems to skip 3rd gear when shifting. When I drove it, l would shift into 3rd, but when l let the clutch out, it sure felt like 4th gear. The tranny is totally unknown as it came with the donor truck. It all looks, acts, shifts as it should. Seems fairly tight, no real slop or anything. I assumed when l opened the top it would all make sense to me but it all looks good in there too. l have heard about problems inherent with 3rd and 4th gear on this model so l'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. One other note: many gears inside still have marking paint on them for the mesh pattern. Would this still be there from the factory or has someone opened recently - perhaps assembled wrong? Thanks in advance for the advice!