[DML] Re: Need help

["Dani B" <5n-@xxxxxxx>]

As far as 5th gear, it may be the cables going from the shifter to the
transmission got screwed up somehow. You can adjust how far left and
right the shifter is, it seems that it is too far to the right, so it
hits the console side instead of having more room to get into 5th. See
if the shifter sits different in first and reverse, and see the
workshop manual to see how to readjust the cable. Also check your
clutch fluid, perhaps that is a cause. Your tie rod ends have a rubber
protector around it filled with grease. If it's missing this rubber
then it will definitly wear out soon. Replace them both, it's not
worth the risk of damage and failing-which will definitly lead to a
crash. For an inspection here in New York, the shop shouldn't drive
your car-only from where you left it in their lot-to the lift in the
shop-and back to a parking spot. The previous owner of my car told me
once at the shop- they lost his Drivers side power mirror!!!Give me a
break-these guys lie all the time. I always stay at the shop until my
car is ready to insure nothing happens to my car and no mechanic goes
out to pick up his lunch or go for a joy ride in my car. Anway, breath
easy-if it was an internal transmission problem the transmission
wouldn't work at all. For it to be intermal something would have had
to exploded or ground out, if this was the case there would be metal
objects floating around and getting inbetween the other gears-bang and
clinking. Dani B. #5003
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Michael T Twigger <marktwigger@xxxx>
wrote:
> I took my car in to get a state inspection today.
> The car failed from what the mechanic says was that both
> tie rods are worn out. Looking at the car the passenger side
> is ok. The only problem was is that the drivers side tie rod
> is missing the rubber bushing. Even though the car did not have 
> one in the last time it went for inspection, and it passed. And it
was at
> the 
> same shop. When driving home it would not go into 5th gear. All the
> other gears are fine. It would eventually when i double clutched.
> Sitting in the garage it will not go in 5th at all. What could be
wrong
> with the tranny? It drove in there fine and came out a mess. But the
shop
> said
> that they didn't drive the car far. Another annoying thing was that
they
> managed to 
> loose 2 lug nut caps. Which they said were already missing. So I
know
> they are lying.
> 
> MT




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