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Re: Help only have 3rd 4th gear Posted by StoicBlue87 [Email] (#1829) [Profile/Gallery] (more from StoicBlue87) on Sun, 22 Apr 2018 12:43:32 In Reply to: Help only have 3rd 4th gear, Ed vert, Sun, 22 Apr 2018 11:47:50 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Something like this happened to me a couple of years ago in my 92 900S.
My shifting started getting really soft and sloppy and I fell into a pattern of 1 to 3. And then after awhile I was only in 2 and 3.
In my case, it was the rubber-dogbone shifter coupler that's part of the connector between your shifter and transmission. The rubber deteriorates and transforms into fragments and pieces after a couple of decades.
You can make a temporary fix by strapping and tightening some nylon ties around the union/joint to bind it together for the short-term. But the bigger fix is to order a new coupler
something like:
https://www.eeuroparts.com/Parts/5619/Shift-Coupling-7576416/
If I'm guessing correctly.
Have somebody else go through the shift pattern while you gaze down between the engine and firewall. See if the shifter coupling is flexing/flopping around.
Good luck.
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