On 11 Aug 2006 15:55:21 -0700, wrote:

>Greetings!
>About 3-4 weeks ago while driving home I shifted from third to second
>gear and the gear shift immediately went, for want of a better word,
>limp. No grinding, no lurch, it just went into second and won't come
>out. The clutch will depress and apperas to be operative, but the gear
>shifter does not seem to be linked to anything anymore. This is a 1996
>SL1 sedan, with about 100,000 miles on it. I've been told by various
>people over the phone it could be anything from a stripped gear, to a
>bad transmission, to just needing clutch fluid. Unfortunately, I can't
>locate the clutch fluid dipstick, so if anyone could point me to that,
>I'd appreciate it. Any ideas/comments as to what maybe wrong?


The clutch would not make the shifter limp. YOu either have a problem
with the shifter and its linkage or in the shift rails in tranny. I
suspect linkage first here though.
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