Stuck in 2nd gear... what to do?

[audinut]

try FRED he had one forsale

[Jack4688]

Thanks Where exactly can you see the linkage? It all looks comprehensively covered up under there!

Booked in to Chris Umpleby in Bradford next Wednesday - either an expensive rebuild ensues or I will need to find a replacement gearbox

[caterpillar]

yess i second gear too!!!!

[caterpillar]

under the car you will find the linkage( spline) it MAY have gone bad( upon the gearbox, but under the car)....if not.. the gearbox are gone( sprag and shift mecanisne inside) i have a audi box with the sprag and syncringe are welded together...( fricsion welded) ive tryed with a BIG hammer to got thes part separeted, no chance.....

[Jack4688]

Yeah I'm not panicking about it being expensive... yet. But it does feel like the sort of thing that'll be fairly inexpensive and fairly quick to sort out - once it's clear exactly what has happened

[Acidburn]

you may be lucky and just have the nut come off that holds on part of the linkage that does the majority of the work as if thats slipping that will do what its saying. It will be easy to see and hopefully something simple and cheap

[Jack4688]

I'll try that in the morning, thanks

[Acidburn]

I think so too. What to look for now?

easiest thing to do is what I suggested to see if your shifter is still connected to the rest of the linkage and if that its still working as it should. That would show you if that its the 13mm at the bottom of the shifter thats an issue or if its further forward than that.

[twoqu]

These O1E boxes have problems with the 1st to 2nd gear shift collar jamming. Seem to be various symptoms but include being stuck in 1st or 2nd gear.
That would need a gearbox strip down to sort out!

[audinut]

a mirror and a torch i think

[Jack4688]

I think so too. What to look for now?

[audinut]

got to be the linkage surely

[Jack4688]

sounds like its doing all the right things ?

Well, other than letting me select more than just 2nd gear and 1/3 of neutral

[audinut]

sounds like its doing all the right things ?

[Jack4688]

if it doing the same without engine running its gearbox/linkage related

if its selecting gears with engine turned off ok then its clutch related

Yes it definitely feels linkage related now.

Maybe the selector forks or the gaiter? It goes in and out of gear OK but the gaiter will not permit further movement.