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mylamb · 04-06-2009, 08:51 AM

Hello,

My apologies if this has been addressed before. I couldn't find a thread discussing this exact topic. Has anyone had this happen?

Recently rebuilt tranny - 60 days in, so far, everything was fine. I was coming up to a stoplight yesterday morning & couldn't engage 1st. It just felt rubbery & wouldn't slot in. Luckily, I could engage 2nd and was able to get home. After some investigating, I noticed that I basically couldn't access any of the "forward gears" - R, 1, 3, 5. I could slot into 2, 4, 6 just fine. This "sounds" like it should be a relatively inexpensive / low # hours fix. Am I wrong? I doubt it's related to the actual gears, but seems to be related to the shifter or a cable, or clips.

I found this post on renntech.org & it seems like someone had the exact same problem. Just wondering if anyone here has had this happen or knows off the top of their head what it sounds like? I'll take the car in on Wednesday.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6788&hl=:\shift+linkage\

04-06-2009, 08:51 AM	#1
mylamb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 137	Shift Linkage? Hello, My apologies if this has been addressed before. I couldn't find a thread discussing this exact topic. Has anyone had this happen? Recently rebuilt tranny - 60 days in, so far, everything was fine. I was coming up to a stoplight yesterday morning & couldn't engage 1st. It just felt rubbery & wouldn't slot in. Luckily, I could engage 2nd and was able to get home. After some investigating, I noticed that I basically couldn't access any of the "forward gears" - R, 1, 3, 5. I could slot into 2, 4, 6 just fine. This "sounds" like it should be a relatively inexpensive / low # hours fix. Am I wrong? I doubt it's related to the actual gears, but seems to be related to the shifter or a cable, or clips. I found this post on renntech.org & it seems like someone had the exact same problem. Just wondering if anyone here has had this happen or knows off the top of their head what it sounds like? I'll take the car in on Wednesday. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6788&hl=:\shift+linkage\ __________________ http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/4...c84611da_m.jpg Induction howl is easily worth the cost of admission... 2001 Boxster S Arctic Silver /Black interior Desnorkled then REsnorkled (planning on Revo flash & prob B&B Exhaust)