Right so it all started a few days ago when I set off from a set of lights went for 2nd gear and it wouldn't go, gear stick had gone floppy and couldn't engage any gears. Before crying and after wiping my arse i pulled over and look under the bonnet and luckily all that had happened was the gear selector (if thats what its called) had jumped off the pin on the shifter, the metal cap that clips it in place had gone. I put the plastic selector back on the pin and went on my way steadily and everything was fine!
Now a couple of days ago while driving second gear was impossible to to get in to once again but with a real shove the other gears were selectable, but this came with other strange symptoms as well, the clutch seemed to engage in 1st ALOT sooner than it usually does and it would make a horrible judder until it started to get moving and as it was juddering a metallic tapping sound can be heard under the bonnet. As I pulled on to my drive I noticed the judder had gone and everything was back to normal. I put this down to the plastic gear selector maybe dislodging itself as it isnt very secure any more? Either way the car was back to normal and the issue had gone...
Low and behold on the way to my girlfriends just now 2nd gear again had dissapeared and i couldnt select any gears, i pull over and check the selector is still on the pin.. which it was? Now this time it was bad, really bad.. all gears stiff as anything and violent juddering when setting off.. the clutch need only be lifted a mere milimetre now and the car is lurching forward and when shifting gears the car would seem to rock... This all coming to an end at a set of lights and im stuck somebody had to push me off the road. I couldnt get it in gear full stop now! I jump out and check the selector and its all in place so I push it in to gear from under the bonnet and start it with the clutch down, this gets me moving and im able to continue my journey.. until.. the next set of lights where... as i shift down everything feels normal, Yup everything is normal again.. what the
Sorry for the long post but has anybody any idea what could be causing this? Obviously the gear selector needs sorting and the metal cap replacing to make sure its secure but is it JUST that or is something nasty about to go or already gone?
Thanks for your help in advance
EDIT: I could select all gears easily when at a standstill but not when moving (except for when it completely went in the end)
Also something I've noticed is while its very hard to get in to gear its also VERY easy to push it out of gear, easier than it should be
Now a couple of days ago while driving second gear was impossible to to get in to once again but with a real shove the other gears were selectable, but this came with other strange symptoms as well, the clutch seemed to engage in 1st ALOT sooner than it usually does and it would make a horrible judder until it started to get moving and as it was juddering a metallic tapping sound can be heard under the bonnet. As I pulled on to my drive I noticed the judder had gone and everything was back to normal. I put this down to the plastic gear selector maybe dislodging itself as it isnt very secure any more? Either way the car was back to normal and the issue had gone...
Low and behold on the way to my girlfriends just now 2nd gear again had dissapeared and i couldnt select any gears, i pull over and check the selector is still on the pin.. which it was? Now this time it was bad, really bad.. all gears stiff as anything and violent juddering when setting off.. the clutch need only be lifted a mere milimetre now and the car is lurching forward and when shifting gears the car would seem to rock... This all coming to an end at a set of lights and im stuck somebody had to push me off the road. I couldnt get it in gear full stop now! I jump out and check the selector and its all in place so I push it in to gear from under the bonnet and start it with the clutch down, this gets me moving and im able to continue my journey.. until.. the next set of lights where... as i shift down everything feels normal, Yup everything is normal again.. what the
Sorry for the long post but has anybody any idea what could be causing this? Obviously the gear selector needs sorting and the metal cap replacing to make sure its secure but is it JUST that or is something nasty about to go or already gone?
Thanks for your help in advance
EDIT: I could select all gears easily when at a standstill but not when moving (except for when it completely went in the end)
Also something I've noticed is while its very hard to get in to gear its also VERY easy to push it out of gear, easier than it should be