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we have a charade 1.6 1995 gsxi.
we have had the car about a month now and all has been fine.
no noises's etc until last night when in 3rd gear. it jumped out of gear
whilst driving and made a clunk sort of noise.
afetr that it will not go into 1st or 2nd gear at all.
the gear stick will not even push over to the left side.
it goes into 3rd 4th 5th and reverse.
i have not had chance to look at it much since but could it be the gear linkage from the gear stick to the gear box or does this sound like a internal gear box problem.
many thanks for your help in advance.
I think the only way to be
I think the only way to be sure is to check the gear linkage from stick to box looking for anything jammed/broken. If all looks OK I would looking at which way the linkage/arm on the gearbox wants to go when trying to select 1st and 2nd and then I would be trying to disconnect the linkage on the box and seeing if I could get it into gear by hand somehow (not sure of the setup/accesibility on your car) Someone here may be able to shed some light further. Please let us know what you find.
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2004 Yellow YRV Turbo
update!!! just had it jacked
update!!!
just had it jacked up and can move the selector rod/arm into 3rd,4th,5th,reverse by hand and all is looking ok.
cant seem to move it into 1st side still,and nothing looks to be in the way or visibly jammed.
seems it may be the gearbox but would like to know from some experience if it sounds like i have to get a new box or if i may be able to have a go myself once i got the box out.
also would like to know if anyone has removed a gearbox from the engine whilst its still in the car and with the car being on ramps on a drive way and not needing any garage assistance.
ive done a clutch before on a rover with the aid of a garage lift so i think im upto removing it.