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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / February 2008'99 Corolla - automatic shifter hard to move
Hi, I have a '99 Corolla with an automatic transmission. It seems that moving the shifter between gears (i.e. Park, Reverse...) is getting harder. Any ideas what would cause this? Thanks in advance > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks in advance Poor adjustment, or perhaps something is caught in the linkage. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks in advance Do you live in the North-East? Rust on the linkage will cause a stiff shifter. You can try (key ON but engine OFF) holding the button down and moving the lever back and forth to the extents of its travel many, many times. If it loosens up during this exercise, then rust is the problem. Some lubricant sprayed on the linkage from underneath will fix it.  SignatureTegger Do you live in the North-East? YES! Thanks for your response - makes sense! I will try it when it stops snowing. >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > loosens up during this exercise, then rust is the problem. Some lubricant > sprayed on the linkage from underneath will fix it. > Do you live in the North-East? YES! > > Thanks for your response - makes sense! > > I will try it when it stops snowing. You can try it anytime. Just go sit in the car and close the door so the snow doesn't get on you. SignatureTegger :-) >> Do you live in the North-East? YES! >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > You can try it anytime. Just go sit in the car and close the door so the > snow doesn't get on you. And don't lick anything. > :-) > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> You can try it anytime. Just go sit in the car and close the door so the >> snow doesn't get on you. > Do you live in the North-East? YES! > > Thanks for your response - makes sense! > > I will try it when it stops snowing. Dude, you got a LONG wait!!!! http://wwlp.images.worldnow.com/images/incoming/wx/snowfall.JPG >>> Hi, >>> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> -- >> Tegger It keeps on snowing! >> Do you live in the North-East? YES! >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>> -- >>> Tegger > It keeps on snowing! Tell me about it! If you couldn't tell from the graphic, I'm in Western Mass. For a while it pretty much snowed every day (although most days for only 5 minutes with no accumulation). Where are you at? As far as your problem, here it's going to be 40 degrees tomorrow, and I'll be in the back driveway poking into stuff. What I might suggest, if conditions are similar where you are, is removing the console, and the trim from the shift lever and having a good look. I had a Chrysler LHS that was doing what you're describing, and someone had spilled a Coke down the console where the shifter was. A good cleaning took care of it. >>> Do you live in the North-East? YES! >>> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>> -- >>>> Tegger Cold? > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks in advance about 28 degF > Cold? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Thanks in advance A shot-in-the-dark here, but it's frozen or rusted. Frozen is better because it will thaw out in spring. > about 28 degF > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>> >>> Thanks in advance |
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