took my car out the garage this morning and noticed that the gear stick is not returning to neutral correctly from 5th or reverse its ok
but 1st or 2nd its very loose there seems to be no tension at all
is this a big job to fix
any hints or tips would be usefull
can it be fixed with box still in the car or not


steve

 

sounds like the small external spring on the back of the linkage has broken or come off....................

easy fix

alyn

 

Was that the problem as ive got the exact same symptoms now an its far too cold to get under the car today.

 

mines loose in all gears . .
when in 1 - 5 it feels like a normal car in neutral,alot of play...

its the bush under the lever,get at it underneath with ramps,i'll do it 1 day lol

just wondering if this could be a similar problem

 

noticed this on my mates 97 Catalunya....
when in neutral from the right it is nice and tight - when you push it from the left into neutral it is quite loose.....

 

wot exactley would i be looking for if i get under my car
its a bit cold out there atm but the quest for scooby knowledge might make me put my thermals on
i wonder if there is any1 in birmingham that could have a look
any1 know if there is???

steve

 

took it over to API this morning and all it that the problem was a spring on the linkage
big thx to the guys at API
see you soon


steve