Stuck in 2nd gear, shift knob wont move

[Natee]

Hey everyone. i was driving my talon and i shifted up from 1st to 2nd, and once i tried to shift to 3rd i noticed that the knob wont move, not even into nutrual, i can drive in second.. turn off and turn on as long as i push clutch in. this happened once before and the mechanic said he hit the top of my linkage or something like that i didnt understand him, and it popped out of gear. well it happened again. so i have no idea what is going on. the tranny, clutch, master cylinder, and flywheel was all just replaced less then a month ago. any ideas what it could be? please help

 

[Kyle_T]

Check the shift linkage on the transmission and by the shifter.

 

[Natee]

Think that could be the only problem? im not to car shabby, i dont want to get screwed by mechanics. it never had a problem like this before. i just dumped 2 grand into it and not trying to have them tell me oh the tranny is bad.. or something like that.

 

[95tsiawdAZ]

Had this happen to me at the track and i actually broke a shift rail hope the best to you

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[Natee]

holy crap! that could be the problem.. how hard is that to replace? including labor because theres no way ima be able to do this my self. just please dont tell me i gota replace or rebuild tranny or anything crazy expensive and thank you for your input!

 

[95tsiawdAZ]

Replacing this completely consist of tearing down the whole transmission

 

[Natee]

Jesus... like a complete disasembly? or just taking the tranny its self out?

 

[95tsiawdAZ]

complete disassembly!

 

[Natee]

((((((((( and there goes my savings... is there anyway to tell that this is the problem? like to be 100% sure? what do you recommend i do?

 

[95tsiawdAZ]

Make sure its not a linkage issue first then disconnect the linkage and see if you can move the linkage on the trans. You might be better off buying a used trans that comes with a warranty could be cheaper for you but there's really no guarantee that that trans wont die in 100 to 5000 miles. If you get a rebuild from a reputable shop at least you'll have that peace of mind.

 

[Natee]

Fixed the problem. just hit the top of the linkage with a hammer and it popped out. drives fine, i just cant hulk shift into gear like i been doing. thank you all for your advice though