As you may or may not know, my manual gearbox is quite loose at the shifter. I started the car the other day and managed to get it in gear but couldnt for the life of me find neutral to let the car idle. Can someone please tell me what the problem may be?
I cant find neutral.
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With a 94, you have the following points that can get sloppy in the shift linkage- the coupling can tear,or be loose (where the shift rod meets the transmission rod), there is a nylon bushing under the rubber bushing at the front of the shifter body (looking from the drivers point of view), and the shifter ball itself is nylon and can be easily replaced. Have you also looked at your motor mounts? Failed ones will contribute to the symptoms you are describing and won't help keep the realignment from working. Note: if you are going to not remove the shifter body from the car, removing the LH seat will make access and repair so much easier. Having noted that you have a 94, one more thing to note- if someone has replaced your shift lever with an earlier version (a white nylon bushing and ball versus the later nylon in metal casting), the nylon bushing may also be worn and contribute to the failure to find gear.
Well i actually fixed the problem two days ago, the linkage coupling was loose so the selecter rod was just moving in and out of the coupling without engaging gears (it was stuck in 2nd) I managed to tighten it and then put it into neutral and adjusted the linkage again with a dowel in shifter alignment hole. Now i have all gears and also neutral.
The only problem i have now is that reverse seems to pop out unless i am crawling back like a snail.
Also , i dont hear any whining through any gear especially 5th. yay!
The only problem i have now is that reverse seems to pop out unless i am crawling back like a snail.
Also , i dont hear any whining through any gear especially 5th. yay!
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Did you complete the alignment by pinning both the transmission case and the shift lever after going into third? transmission first- loosen coupling and readjust shift lever. You may have a severly worn set of reverse teeth if the realignment is correct and the issue continues. Also check out the Townsend website for a reverse lever modification (look under FAQ's)
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