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Sh0ty · 10-31-2009, 12:26 AM

Hey, whilst driving on the highway today, I tried shifting into first (gridlock, wanted to merge into next lane) and the transmission wouldn't slot in. After a little wrestling, I got it in second and then couldn't shift out of it (if I moved my shift lever into N or 1, I'd still get 2 and I couldn't move it to 3,4,5,R). I limped the car home and had a look at my linkage.

I recently replaced my shift bushings with steel ABEC bearings like another member did in the mr2 wiki. The bearing seems to be showing excessive play after a couple weeks and leads me to my question:

Is it possible that excess play in these bearings (bushings) would cause the cables to pull at too much of an angle and bind the tranny arms? I can move them smoothly by hand.

10-31-2009, 12:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sh0ty Armchair Racer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,273 Thanks: 22 Thanked 57 Times in 54 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Seized Transmission Linkage Hey, whilst driving on the highway today, I tried shifting into first (gridlock, wanted to merge into next lane) and the transmission wouldn't slot in. After a little wrestling, I got it in second and then couldn't shift out of it (if I moved my shift lever into N or 1, I'd still get 2 and I couldn't move it to 3,4,5,R). I limped the car home and had a look at my linkage. I recently replaced my shift bushings with steel ABEC bearings like another member did in the mr2 wiki. The bearing seems to be showing excessive play after a couple weeks and leads me to my question: Is it possible that excess play in these bearings (bushings) would cause the cables to pull at too much of an angle and bind the tranny arms? I can move them smoothly by hand.