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95Toyota95 · 04-18-2010, 08:56 AM

I was driving the other day and started realizing that 2nd gear was taking me a few extra seconds to find. eventually i couldn't find it and 4th and reverse. but 1st 3rd and 5th gears are still perfect and there. its just the bottom 3 on the stick shift. does anyone know the problem. is it the whole clutch, or i've heard its a simple pin in the gearbox. if anyone knows the problem cud they tell me, thank you

TI-CAVA · 04-18-2010, 09:02 AM

chack the cables that go to the gearbox, coming from the stick shifter

sequoiasoon · 04-19-2010, 09:32 PM

There are a couple rubber grommet/bushings on top of the tranny where the cables attach. One has probably deteriorated so now won't move the linkages correctly.

1jzdreamer · 04-19-2010, 10:19 PM

If its not the linkages or the bushing, could be a broken or bent shifter fork in the transmission, usually caused when you miss shift/grind the trans or try jamming it into gears, usually the 1-2 shift.