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Car won't go into 2nd,4th or Reverse

  • 15-02-2012 01:29PM
    #1
    kormak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭


    Have a 00 Nissan Primera which was working okay until a large clunking noise.
    Now the gears simply will not go into 2nd,4th or Reverse, either whilst stopped or driving.
    Brought it into FirstStop and they've advised it needs a new gearbox, new clutchkit... not worth the hassle sorta thing.
    Others say it could be something more simple, i.e. a gearbox selector problem
    I may get a 2nd opinion... anyone any ideas or seen this before?


Comments

  • #2
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    The large clunk might be a clue?

    The clutch or 'box, or perhaps the linkage are borked.


  • #3
    viper123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 520 ✭✭✭viper123


    That happened on an old car of mine, turned out to be gear linkage. Was just welded back into place to fix it.


  • #4
    Plug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    Was your car making a wining noise before this at any stage? I know the bearings in these can cause internal damage. But I'd check the linkages first seen as you describe a 'large clunking noise'. Does the gear lever feel funny or anything?


  • #5
    kormak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭kormak


    When you "drive" it now, the gearstick thumps backwards when in gear and you put your foot down on the throttle...
    think i'll deffo get a 2nd set of eyes on her.


  • #6
    krissovo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,645 ✭✭✭krissovo


    I would doubt its the box given the symptoms. 2nd and 4th are usually on different shafts and reverse is a idler gear working on 1st.

    Selector/linkage would be the more logical fault.


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  • #7
    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    I had the exact same issue twice with my last car (Opel corsa) and thankfully it was just the gear linkage and not the gearbox. It's an absolute nightmare when it happens as even trying to take off after a stop will take ages. In the corsa though, it was due to plastic linkages being used so I'm not sure about nissan.


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