UC shifting issue

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by alleramilitaria
ok
41 UC MKI
original motor and trans
i have 1-4 (with a little binding, not bad)
on R. it will not engage, it spins the gears and will not engage for more than 1 sec then grinding. i have swaped transmission tops with the same problem.

could it be the clutch?
or bad gear?
or misalined?
or something else?

help.
thanks
dave

Bent shifting forks will cause that problem and is common on the Ford transmission.,..