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[cooper321]

just brought my self a project 91 cooper i have had the engine out and put a new clutch in as it was stuck on so clutch is fine
but went to go for a drive today and and i have 1st and 3rd gears but go to select 2nd 4th and reverse and it feels like the gear stick wont got back far enough to put it in gear i have taken linkage of and goes in 2nd but the linkage wont go in

[Globule]

Have you checked the plate on the undeside of the linkage? I've had it before where the plate has been fitted the wrong way round and this stopped the selector engaging 2nd and 4th.

[Artful Dodger]

could be the baulk rings?



the gearbox has to come out and the gear cluster too, but it may not be this, wait for other replys before going chraging ahead and pulling the engine out, i may be wrong!

Edited by MiniclubmanGT, 02 February 2012 - 09:28 PM.

[cooper321]

sods law already had the enginr out lol. wht plate do u mean sorri

[2-alex-2]

im fairly new to mini's but i have read before that it could be engine mounts moving which then doesnt allow the gear to be selected properly.

[valve bounce]

have a look underneath and see if the roll pin in the gear linkage isnt catching the diff case, ive done this before now

[dennismini93]

i had this once. the engine hasn't come out of mine at all but i accedently left it in 1st for a few days when i was doing the brakes. it could be totally wrong but on mine i think the problem was lubrication and the cold, because it had been standing in gear i presume it must have dried out, wen i went up the road i only had second and fourth and it was very stiff and was a mission to get it into these gears. i struggled the few yards home and left it on tick-over for about 3 or 4 minutes, wen i set off again it had gone back to normal. i think because the oil was warm and being thrown around the gearbox it will have lubricated the parts and also it would have become thinner which i think would have helped. I AM PROBABLY TOTALLY WRONG THOUGH just want to make that clear

[cooper321]

will have to have another look dont want to take the engine out again

[jackmason]

If you have the engine out see if you can select all the gears by moving the rod the linkage attaches to with a screwdriver. im pretty sure then its twisted as far anticlockwise as it can go, moving it in and out will select 1st and 2nd. That will help narrow it down, if your still having problems then its something inside the gearbox, could be baulking rings as mentioned above. Could also be a problem with the linkage or the first motion shaft needle roller bearing. Mine recentally collapsed and it caused problems with gear selection.

[cooper321]

update, have put a new bush in the engine steady on the gear selector and i can now find all the gears but just wont go in 2nd 4th and rev, if i hold them it works

[adam davies]

I had this problem when I fitted my KAD quickshift. I thought it might have been the quickshift so I sent it off to KAD for testing. They told me that the quickshift was fine and that the yolk in my gear selector must be worn. Worth a look?

[cooper321]

whts the yolk un the selector sorri

[myredmini]

whts the yolk un the selector sorri

Huh?

[cooper321]

They told me that the quickshift was fine and that the yolk in my gear selector must be worn. Worth a look?

where is the yolk lol

[Gulfclubby]

Fitted a new rod change rubber gaitor by chance?