2nd gear linkage

[Viper5]

I got a 2000 S and I finally want to try alternatives to having my transmission opened in order to fix my 2nd gear grinding issue. I want to check the linkage but I have no idea how. I have a Bentley manual, but it doesn't seem to help. I also looked around the forum (and the internet) but couldn't find any type of useful instructions. I was also told that the engine mount may be the culprit. How likely is that? It was replaced around 40k ago.

[Viper5]

I want to try to check this out today or possibly tomorrow. Can somebody please give me some info?

[Viper5]

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[landrovered]

The only way to see if your motor mount is bad is to pull it. It may or may not be the source of your second gear grinding issue. I think that a shot synchronizer is more likely the culprit. Sure you might be able to milk it a while but gearboxes generally do not heal themselves. I think you are putting off the inevitable, but like you, I tried eveything to prove to myself that it was not what it really was. Eventually you just come to the realization that a rebuild is in order.

[Viper5]

What about the linkage? I just need to know how to check it.

[landrovered]

To properly align the linkage on the gearshift end of things there is a special tool that is used to get the linkage in the right place. Search the short shifter installation threads it is discussed in those quite a lot.

As for the other end of things at the gearbox linkage, this procedure is in section 34 of the factory workshop manual.