Re: [DML] Manual transmission is stuck in 1st.

["Dan" <djdanwilson@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@... wrote:
>  
> Did you jack the car up and get under it to check out the linkage
going  into 
> the tranny? Maybe something is broken or came apart.  Also check the
 pivot 
> bolt - It is in a hole in the frame about in the middle of the car
that  
> connects two levers that run front to back.  This bolt is a
notorious  source of 
> transmission problems.

I have not investigated anything yet. Was not sure where to begin.


> I am a little confused though - do you mean the gear shifter will
not budge  
> out of the 1st gear position, or can you move the shifter through
all the  
> motions but it won't change any gears?

The gear shifter will not budge out of the 1st gear position. There is
a little play in the shifter in it's current position, but when you
engage the clutch and attempt to move the shifter from the 1st
position down into neutral, it meets strong resistance.

Dan W.
VIN 16192
AZ-D







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