couple of nights ago, in traffic, suddenly, loss of 1st gear and reverse....
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2nd was REALLY tough to get into. At first, I thought, shifter cable. Then I thought those finger like clips, both of which are relatively cheap.
Then I thought about it more and thought...."oh no.....synchros". Cha Ching.
Well, called the mechanic and he troubleshot over the phone. With the engine off, I could get the shifter into 1st and reverse. With the engine on, negative.
I could also start w/ the shifter in 1st, with clutch engaged and engine on.
Turned out to be the broken diaphram spring in the clutch. New clutch went in and fixed. Got 60k out of the clutch.
Not bad.
Then I thought about it more and thought...."oh no.....synchros". Cha Ching.
Well, called the mechanic and he troubleshot over the phone. With the engine off, I could get the shifter into 1st and reverse. With the engine on, negative.
I could also start w/ the shifter in 1st, with clutch engaged and engine on.
Turned out to be the broken diaphram spring in the clutch. New clutch went in and fixed. Got 60k out of the clutch.
Not bad.