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stiff shifter
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:46 AM
Hey all.
I just got my car back from the shop after getting a new diff, and a CV shaft. I just have one problem now. I can't get it in reverse! My shifter seems extremely tight, and getting it in reverse is almost impossible. I was told that the guy who replaced the tranny before didnt even bolt it ip on a mount, so the tranny was kinda falling out. He also said that could of caused stress on the linkage. I was just wondering if anyone else had ths problem before, my car did not have this problem before i brought it into the shop.
getting it to fifth is a lil stiff too.... i just want my car to run good. im tired of spending money on this thing.
any help would be great.
Thank you
1996 pontiac sunfire GT,

Re: stiff shifter
Saturday, June 04, 2005 12:37 PM
Maybe ur shift cables need to be adjusted. so when u move ur shifter to the right it pulls enough to go into fifth and reverse. see if its easier to shift with the centre console out.
Re: stiff shifter
Sunday, June 05, 2005 3:34 PM
Take it back to the shop!


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Re: stiff shifter
Sunday, June 05, 2005 8:34 PM
Actually thats an even better idea
Re: stiff shifter
Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:44 PM
the clutch could possibly need rebleed or just pumped for a little while. When i got my transmission changed i went to pick it up from the shop and my shifter would not move at all so i asked him and he got in it and pumped the clutch and now it goes in to gears just fine.
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