Gear shifter is hard to move
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Gear shifter is hard to move
I own a 2007 RX400h with 160K miles on it. Recently, I have to put a lot of pressure when moving the gear shifter between gears. Is the shifter assembly as a whole bad or shifter cable binding. If someone here had a similar issue and knows a fix. I am also looking for instructions on how to remove the shifter assembly.
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well i guess as they say timing is everything. Just returned from a 4k miles trip with wife's Rx350 and jumped back into my hybrid and the first thing i noticed was how 'stiff' the shifter was. I attributed it to her's just being 'looser' than mine and maybe the fact that mine had been just sitting in the cold for two weeks but i figured it would work itself out. After three days it still feels 'stiff'. I can't remember if this seemed normal to me prior to me taking her car for the vacation. Now you have piqued my interest , i'll check the HL forums. Thanks
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your shifter cable is likely getting old and frayed - first easy fix solution is to use wd40 or white grease under the car exactly where the shifter cable and the metal linkage point is to the transmission - that should do the trick.... and i would continue doing that every-time the car is on a hoist (ie. every oil change). eventually the shifter cable itself may need replacement.
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