My '08 Manual Trans is stuck in first gear
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My '08 Manual Trans is stuck in first gear
So I left my car with my *****head mechanic to fix the some body damage and when I left him the car it was perfectly fine, shifting into all six gears + reverse, no issues. Then he calls me a week later saying that the car is stuck in gear and sure enough, it's in 1st gear. The position of the shifter itself looks like it's trying to be reverse but on the neutral plane (the left most position). Even with the car off or with the clutch engaged it is stuck. I do have hope in that it does move on its own power in 1st, no weird noises, so I know clutch and bearing are good.
My hope is that maybe the linkage is bad/stuck and just needs adjustment, even worse it could be the change holder assembly. But I wanted to know if anyone else had seen this or have a similar experience with their RA62 transmissions.
My hope is that maybe the linkage is bad/stuck and just needs adjustment, even worse it could be the change holder assembly. But I wanted to know if anyone else had seen this or have a similar experience with their RA62 transmissions.
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In searching the forums for some answers I came across this thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ssue-help.html
Too bad there were no follow up posts, but the guy describes the issue and shifter position exactly like I did (I put up my post but started doing a more thorough search and came across this).
I wish I knew his fix, or if it required a replacement trans. Anyone else have this issue?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ssue-help.html
Too bad there were no follow up posts, but the guy describes the issue and shifter position exactly like I did (I put up my post but started doing a more thorough search and came across this).
From the looks of where the shifter is this is what I can tell. The transmission is in first gear, but the shifter is some how in the reverse gate of the shifter pattern. How can this happen? The only thing I can think is that the guy tried to force over the shifter instead of lifting up on the lockout and this caused the linkage to bind.
I wish I knew his fix, or if it required a replacement trans. Anyone else have this issue?
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There's fluid in the reservoir. I wasn't there when this happened so I'm assuming my mechanic was banging gears like it was a race car and caused this issue. Unfortunately I'm not the one doing the work, they are, so they're the ones that are going to try to fix it.
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1: The clutch still works and engages the pressure plate
2: The shifter is in the neutral position all the way to the right where you are supposed to lift the ring to throw it into reverse, even though it is in 1st gear.
I've had slave cylinders crap out on me before but I could still move through the gears with the car shut off.
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I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUGGESTIONS. I saw two other posts where those people described the same exact problem I have (car stuck in 1st gear, position of shifter is in reverse). So I wanted to know if anyone had THIS same problem, I'm already on top of 'what should I check, what should I look for' All that stuff has been gone through.
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I did that (because they didn't know how to take apart the center console without breaking stuff). Everything is still connected, everything looks normal, but when I try to pull the shifter in any direction it stays stuck. I don't want to force it, I'd rather separate the trans from the engine and work on it on a bench but they said they are first going to try to fix it from inside the car, I'm assuming they're going to remove the shifter and play with the linkage, but if you know the trans it's not cable connected it's a single rod that goes straight into the case.
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Like has been mentioned, check out all of the shift linkages to the trans. If everything is in place and tight, it might be inside the trans that's the problem. If possible, remove the factory shift linkage and attempt to change gears on the trans using the stub. That'll eliminate it all down to what's inside the trans.
Good luck!
Good luck!