2G 1995 Eclipse won't come out of gear

[Slillo88]

I have a 1995 eclipse 5spd turbo. On my way home the car got stuck into 4th. While sitting on the side of the road lots and lots of jiggling was able to get it out of fourth gear. Shortly thereafterwards I had hit fifth and it slipped into fifth and I have not been able to recover it from there.

 

[Slillo88]

Also I noticed when I got it home my shift linkage was super loose when I disconnected the linkage I still could not get the transmission in or out of gear

 

[pauleyman]

Also I noticed when I got it home my shift linkage was super loose when I disconnected the linkage I still could not get the transmission in or out of gear

Pull the three detent bolts and springs and balls on the front side of the trans (radiator side). Using a mirror or camera you can now physically see the shift rails inside the trans. See if alll 3 are moving. If you break a shift rail end that rail wont move and the piece can get stuck and block other rails. At least you can rule out the rails easily. If you move the shifter and a rail doesnt move you've definately broken it. Did you do a hard 3rd gear shift right before this happened?

 

[dwb]

I agree with pauleyman - sounds like a shift rail problem.
If you try to move the shifter arms on the tranny by hand, do they move or are they bound up?

 

[Slillo88]

Pull the three detent bolts and springs and balls on the front side of the trans (radiator side). Using a mirror or camera you can now physically see the shift rails inside the trans. See if alll 3 are moving. If you break a shift rail end that rail wont move and the piece can get stuck and block other rails. At least you can rule out the rails easily. If you move the shifter and a rail doesnt move you've definately broken it. Did you do a hard 3rd gear shift right before this happened?

I was slowly accelerating up an on ramp behind a big rig and I never push hard shifting

 

[pauleyman]

Either way if you can't shift it by hand that's the easiest thing to check without dropping the trans. You should be able to shift it into every gear by hand without cables attached.

 

[Slillo88]

The shift levers rock about a half inch and I've no clue where to find those bolts

 

[pauleyman]

There are three bolts in a row towards the front of the car. They're towards the far passenger side of the trans. The only thing behind them is a spring and a ball.

 

[pauleyman]

Look for obvious loose shifter brackets, frayed cable, etc. Did you check the shifter inside the car too?

 

[luv2rallye]

Also check if the Select Lever Shoe hasn't worn down: https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/97-gs-t-fifth-gear-grinding-help.376341/#post-152266167

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

This picture is missing the top bolt out of the 3 but it shows you where they are located.

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[Slillo88]

There are three bolts in a row towards the front of the car. They're towards the far passenger side of the trans. The only thing behind them is a spring and a ball.

I'll be trying this tonight anything in particular I should be looking for

 

[Slillo88]

This picture is missing the top bolt out of the 3 but it shows you where they are located.

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Very helpful thank you

 

[pauleyman]

I'll be trying this tonight anything in particular I should be looking for

Yes. See if the rails move. I believe this thread has already outlined everything you need to start. Check it and get back to us.

 

[Slillo88]

There are three bolts in a row towards the front of the car. They're towards the far passenger side of the trans. The only thing behind them is a spring and a ball.

I've removed all the bolts all that came out were spring so I'm going to go see if I can find a magnet to see if I can remove the balls

 

[pauleyman]

I've removed all the bolts all that came out were spring so I'm going to go see if I can find a magnet to see if I can remove the balls

Yes they should come out with that. If you wiggle the rails they may also fall out. Don't lose them.

 

[Slillo88]

Yes they should come out with that. If you wiggle the rails they may also fall out. Don't lose them.

I was only able to remove the ball from the top one the other two dont seem to want to come out

 

[pauleyman]

At the very least you should see the ball move when you move the levers.the top one is 5/r