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magnusonf1 · Mar 6th, 2007, 03:03 AM

can someone explain what just happened.
I drove my car tonight and it was fine just fine, then i parked it and got back in after around two hours. The gear shift was stuck in first gear and would not pull out. Really stuck. So i pulled really hard to the point where i thought i would break something, and it popped out into neutral and was a little stiff. I then got out to see if there was any leakage or debris under the car but nothing, so i got back in and it was fine. I drove it home and it was fine the whole way home. My thoughts are it was cold out, (around 19 degrees) and something froze. or there was a rock or something stuck up there and somehow lodged it self in the linkages and then came free. Any ideas, and should i take it in?

magnusonf1 · Mar 6th, 2007, 12:02 PM

This time it was 6 degrees. Than after it warmed up a little and a little persuasion i finally popped it out and it started working again.
What exacly is happening?

magnusonf1 · Mar 6th, 2007, 12:21 PM

and figure i better get the cables and seals fixed.

Mar 6th, 2007, 03:03 AM	#1
magnusonf1 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 05:59 PM Posts: 7 Offline	gear shift stuck!!!! can someone explain what just happened. I drove my car tonight and it was fine just fine, then i parked it and got back in after around two hours. The gear shift was stuck in first gear and would not pull out. Really stuck. So i pulled really hard to the point where i thought i would break something, and it popped out into neutral and was a little stiff. I then got out to see if there was any leakage or debris under the car but nothing, so i got back in and it was fine. I drove it home and it was fine the whole way home. My thoughts are it was cold out, (around 19 degrees) and something froze. or there was a rock or something stuck up there and somehow lodged it self in the linkages and then came free. Any ideas, and should i take it in?

Mar 6th, 2007, 12:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnusonf1 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 05:59 PM Posts: 7 Offline	again this morning This time it was 6 degrees. Than after it warmed up a little and a little persuasion i finally popped it out and it started working again. What exacly is happening?

Mar 6th, 2007, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
magnusonf1 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 05:59 PM Posts: 7 Offline	okay, saw the earlier post on this same issue and figure i better get the cables and seals fixed.

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