Hi all.
While accelerating on an interstate onramp, in a somewhat spirited manner (but not as much as at a track), I went to shift from 2nd to 3rd and immediately realized I had a problem. The shifter had zero resistance moving forward and backward but could not move right or left at all. The car was stuck in 2nd gear, and the clutch was still working fine. I limped it home about 8 - 10 miles, mostly on residential streets to avoid traffic on the main roads. I have not had time to look at it since it happened Saturday evening.
I read through some of the other posts about the possibility of a broken shift tower bolt, and if this was the case the fact I made it home without further incident is probably a miracle. I also saw that since mine is stuck in gear, that my repair is potentially a lot worse and more involved if this is indeed what happened.
Is there another, less involved possibility based on the limited side to side movement of the shifter itself? I know all I have to do is look, but I won't have time to do that until probably Wednesday. The car has 170k miles on it and this is the first transaxle/shift linkage issue I've ever had.
While accelerating on an interstate onramp, in a somewhat spirited manner (but not as much as at a track), I went to shift from 2nd to 3rd and immediately realized I had a problem. The shifter had zero resistance moving forward and backward but could not move right or left at all. The car was stuck in 2nd gear, and the clutch was still working fine. I limped it home about 8 - 10 miles, mostly on residential streets to avoid traffic on the main roads. I have not had time to look at it since it happened Saturday evening.
I read through some of the other posts about the possibility of a broken shift tower bolt, and if this was the case the fact I made it home without further incident is probably a miracle. I also saw that since mine is stuck in gear, that my repair is potentially a lot worse and more involved if this is indeed what happened.
Is there another, less involved possibility based on the limited side to side movement of the shifter itself? I know all I have to do is look, but I won't have time to do that until probably Wednesday. The car has 170k miles on it and this is the first transaxle/shift linkage issue I've ever had.