HELP! Can't Get Past 2nd Gear!
10-26-2014, 08:02 PM
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HELP! Can't Get Past 2nd Gear!
2004 Boxster S, 6-spd Manual
Casually drove 2 miles to the grocery store, used reverse and four of the six forward gears, car performed beautifully as usual, parked and went inside. As usual, left car in Reverse with parking brake set. Came out 15 min later, backed out and went to put car in 1st. Something felt odd, a little stiff maybe, but I did get the car into 1st then 2nd, but could not move lever to 3rd. Limped home in 2nd.
Trouble shooting at home in the garage, the shift lever will simply not move any further to the right than the 1st/2nd gate. Normally, you know how you can just pull or push the lever to the middle position and it will spring to the middle (neutral)? Well mine is stiff and goes nowhere. Nothing I can do will get the lever anywhere but reverse, first or second.
I have never had any indications of any shifting problems of any kind prior to this.
Does anyone have any advice on where to look and what to check?
Casually drove 2 miles to the grocery store, used reverse and four of the six forward gears, car performed beautifully as usual, parked and went inside. As usual, left car in Reverse with parking brake set. Came out 15 min later, backed out and went to put car in 1st. Something felt odd, a little stiff maybe, but I did get the car into 1st then 2nd, but could not move lever to 3rd. Limped home in 2nd.
Trouble shooting at home in the garage, the shift lever will simply not move any further to the right than the 1st/2nd gate. Normally, you know how you can just pull or push the lever to the middle position and it will spring to the middle (neutral)? Well mine is stiff and goes nowhere. Nothing I can do will get the lever anywhere but reverse, first or second.
I have never had any indications of any shifting problems of any kind prior to this.
Does anyone have any advice on where to look and what to check?
