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Locked into second gear
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? |
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:21:47 GMT, Steve B. > wrote:
> Last I heard Saturn >only sells the whole shift linkage for some crazy price I would not be surprized as GM tries to milk out maximum profit. ----------------- TheSnoMan.com |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > 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? > Google is your friend. It finds 51 threads from just this newsgroup. http://groups.google.ca/groups?lnk=h....makers.saturn You can also search here http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/search.php Good luck |
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Actually, about 6-7 months ago I did have to have that clip replaced.
I was shifting from 4th to 5th, heard a grinding noise, and then couldn't shift into 2nd, 4th or reverse. I could shift into 1st, 3rd and 5th with no problems. So it sounds like it's this problem recurring? |
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Same thing happened to me 3 weeks ago!
STUPID LINKAGE! Problem was the "front-back" attachment point. The plastic cap that kept the shifting rod/cable fitting in place snapped off. (WHIMPY piece of Engineering!!!) I used a large folder clip (essential huge paperclip) to hold the thing in place. No problems since then!!! -WaV psued0m wrote: > Actually, about 6-7 months ago I did have to have that clip replaced. > I was shifting from 4th to 5th, heard a grinding noise, and then > couldn't shift into 2nd, 4th or reverse. I could shift into 1st, 3rd > and 5th with no problems. So it sounds like it's this problem > recurring? |
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Turns out it was the shifter cables. Had the dealer replace them, and
haven't had a problem since htne....(knock on simulated wood panelling) wavy wrote: > Same thing happened to me 3 weeks ago! > STUPID LINKAGE! > Problem was the "front-back" attachment point. The plastic cap that > kept > the shifting rod/cable fitting in place snapped off. (WHIMPY piece of > Engineering!!!) > I used a large folder clip (essential huge paperclip) to hold the thing > in place. > No problems since then!!! > -WaV > > psued0m wrote: > > Actually, about 6-7 months ago I did have to have that clip replaced. > > I was shifting from 4th to 5th, heard a grinding noise, and then > > couldn't shift into 2nd, 4th or reverse. I could shift into 1st, 3rd > > and 5th with no problems. So it sounds like it's this problem > > recurring? |
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psued0m wrote: > Turns out it was the shifter cables. Had the dealer replace them, and > haven't had a problem since htne....(knock on simulated wood panelling) > > wavy wrote: > > Same thing happened to me 3 weeks ago! > > STUPID LINKAGE! > > Problem was the "front-back" attachment point. The plastic cap that > > kept > > the shifting rod/cable fitting in place snapped off. (WHIMPY piece of > > Engineering!!!) > > I used a large folder clip (essential huge paperclip) to hold the thing > > in place. > > No problems since then!!! > > -WaV > > > > psued0m wrote: > > > Actually, about 6-7 months ago I did have to have that clip replaced. > > > I was shifting from 4th to 5th, heard a grinding noise, and then > > > couldn't shift into 2nd, 4th or reverse. I could shift into 1st, 3rd > > > and 5th with no problems. So it sounds like it's this problem > > > recurring? Just few questions: What year is your Saturn? Model? SOHC? If the dealer replaced the linkage; how much "did it hurt"? thanks. daniel r. |
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