Can,t Select 1st 2nd 5th Reverse

[vinny]

hello i have 1997 manual 2.0ltr petrol without any warning(drove to a place perfect. drove of and problems i can,t select 1,2,5 and reverse with engine running or not running.any ideas thanks

[alan_131]

Been sorting same thing out myself last couple of days. There's a number of causes already detailed on the forum and people here have been immensely helpful to me. Mine was caused by corrosion and crud and fixed with lots of wd40. Other causes - broken blue cable/mountings & ball-joint popped off (I'd guess this would give a floppy leaver, mine froze solid left/right and would only go forward backwards) or the selector pinch bolt problem (MK1 only I think). Not sure how this shows but if the bolt falls in the gearbox and then gets into the works its bad news! If you search the forum for selector or gearbox you'll find it - the posts on here have been a lifesaver for me...

 

Good luck

[vickigalaxylover]

hello i have 1997 manual 2.0ltr petrol without any warning(drove to a place perfect. drove of and problems i can,t select 1,2,5 and reverse with engine running or not running.any ideas thanks

 

I had same problem with my old 96 plate gal, the cables kept popping off the selector at the gearbox. you can just about reach it through the back of engine bay and battery tray. I ended up using some good heavy duty non release plastic ties ( the ones you pull tight)

they managed to attach the cables onto the selector mechanism for many years, as it can be a costly repair.

I had exactly the same problem before the repair.