Manual gearbox not going into gear
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Manual gearbox not going into gear
Hi folks.
Wondering if I am heading for big gearbox problems on my '89, 3.6 coupe manual (136k miles).
Bought a year ago and no gearbox issues but after a short drive today followed by a 20 minute rest I could not get into any gear. No grinding or anything like that but the gear lever would not slide into any gear. Almost seemed as though the gear lever would not move far enough to engage a gear.
After a few mins gently working the lever it slid into gear and all was well. Went on several short drives and still seems ok.
The gear lever has always seemed fairly loose with large movements between gears and I wonder about wear in external linkages / bushes perhaps.
Anyone experience anything like this? Any thoughts as to likely cause / fix? Cheap / expensive? There was a similar post on here a while ago but I cannot find to see how it ended.
Thanks for reading,
LeeP
Wondering if I am heading for big gearbox problems on my '89, 3.6 coupe manual (136k miles).
Bought a year ago and no gearbox issues but after a short drive today followed by a 20 minute rest I could not get into any gear. No grinding or anything like that but the gear lever would not slide into any gear. Almost seemed as though the gear lever would not move far enough to engage a gear.
After a few mins gently working the lever it slid into gear and all was well. Went on several short drives and still seems ok.
The gear lever has always seemed fairly loose with large movements between gears and I wonder about wear in external linkages / bushes perhaps.
Anyone experience anything like this? Any thoughts as to likely cause / fix? Cheap / expensive? There was a similar post on here a while ago but I cannot find to see how it ended.
Thanks for reading,
LeeP
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