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sudden trouble 5th and reverse after body work
Posted by Anna [Email] (more from Anna) on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:25:21
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I have a manual 1993 Saab 900. It was hit on the passenger side this weekend, and I just picked it up from the body shop today. Upon picking it up, there was something wrong with the shifting. The lower four gears shifted fine, but felt unusually loose, and 5th and reverse are almost unusable. There is extreme resistance getting it into reverse, and it appears impossible to shift into 5th gear. The body shop guy noticed that the entire plastic box enclosing the ignition, window controls, and shifter, is slightly loose from the floor. It has been this way as long as I've had the car, without any noticeable trouble. He thought this might be the source of the problem, but I am skeptical, as it seems like something is going on deeper than that, but I'm not completely sure.
The car shifted fine when I dropped it off, and basically all they did was lift it up on the passenger side to work on the body damage. Could this have jostled something in the gearbox to cause this problem? I am totally perplexed! Advice? Thank you!
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