Help! The other day my xj6 motored into the garage quite successfully.
Now, I can slip through the gear selector and she won't move in any
position. Revs up just fine--sounds like it's staying in park or neutral.
I had the tranny rebuilt two months ago with no problems. Any ideas would
be much appreciated.
T.G. Lambach - 23 Dec 2004 04:46 GMT
Five choices:
Shifter no longer connected to the transmission - linkage fell apart.
(Most likely possibility, IMHO, and, if so, this one is your X-Mas present.)
Transmission's pump is dead so there's no internal pressure to tighten
the transmission's clutches and bands etc.
Transmission dry - no fluid. (Unlikely given that you just drove it)
Driveshaft is broken. (Possible but unlikely)
Rear axle is broken - driveshaft spins but differential allows rotation
to go the broken axle. (Unlikely but possible.)
webserve - 23 Dec 2004 12:22 GMT
Jerry,
I agree -- chances are there is a problem with the linkage. Usually these
re-built trannys are bench tested and are pretty reliable. Recently, my 420
decided it would no longer go into park. I opened up the side inspection
port under the tunnel carpet and discovered the clamp holding the outer
sheath of the cable had come loose. Everytime I tried to put the tranny into
gear, the entire cable was moving instead of the lever on the transmission.
Probably just something not tightened upon re-install that took a couple
months to loosen to the point you now have trouble.
Webserve
> Help! The other day my xj6 motored into the garage quite successfully.
> Now, I can slip through the gear selector and she won't move in any
> position. Revs up just fine--sounds like it's staying in park or neutral.
> I had the tranny rebuilt two months ago with no problems. Any ideas would
> be much appreciated.
Oldbie - 24 Dec 2004 14:38 GMT
>Help! The other day my xj6 motored into the garage quite successfully.
>Now, I can slip through the gear selector and she won't move in any
>position. Revs up just fine--sounds like it's staying in park or neutral.
>I had the tranny rebuilt two months ago with no problems. Any ideas would
>be much appreciated.
Cross out "no problems" in the paragraph above.
273 - 30 Dec 2004 20:07 GMT
> Help! The other day my xj6 motored into the garage quite successfully.
> Now, I can slip through the gear selector and she won't move in any
> position. Revs up just fine--sounds like it's staying in park or neutral.
> I had the tranny rebuilt two months ago with no problems. Any ideas would
> be much appreciated.
Sorry if I've missed a previous reply - but the first think I'd look at
is the linkage between the lever and the gearbox.
I have heard reports that the clevis pin attaching the lever to the
linkage is particularly liable to break - especially if pressure needs
to be applied (for example to remove the car from Park on a hill).