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[Liamlcn]

Year of vehicle = 1992
Model of your vehicle = Cooper

Hi all,
Had my Mini on the road about a month and its been driving fine uintil I broke down this morning on the way to work. I was wondering if maybe you could help?

Last night I had trouble putting the car in first and second gear. Thought I would see how it goes and have a look at the weekend...big mistake!

Same thing was happening for the first to miles driving to work I changed into 3rd then as i went to change to 4th the gear stick came really loose and eventually the car stopped then stalled.
I tried to push the car over to the side of the road but it was stuck in gear. In the end I had to put my foot on the clutch and use my other leg to push the car. An interesting morning work out to say the least!
When i got it to the side of the road I started the car again and it cut out had a wierd sound coming from the enigine when i took my foot off the clutch.

I'm going to tow it home later with a mate and have a look this weekend so i was wondering if anyone had a suggestion? I've not done alot of mechanical work on the car but I have a garage with tools and am willing to get stuck in.

Cheers in advance Liam

[Mighty made]

Sounds like the clue is in the loose shifter

If you're lucky the roll pin on the selector, or the bolt on the fixed rod, being loose/missing would be the
starting point, before going further into the box