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It's possible that your linkage
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:18:40
In Reply to: No 1st and 2nd - Doesn't look like linkage..., David Cornwell, Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:06:46
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is seriously screwed up. Last summer my shift linkage was really bad. I was able to get through all the gears, although my wife couldn't get into first at all and even for me it would hang going into second. A tech who test drove the car after an alignment couldn't get into first at all and even had trouble with second.
This suggests that with a badly worn coupler there can be enough slop so first and second can be hard to find no matter how much you stir things with the shifter. A new coupler fixed my car and it shifts perfectly.
What happens is that a lot of Saab techs, mine included, will just tap the tapered pin in more to tighten up the linkage and avoid the PITA job of changing the coupler. This works but is really only a temporary fix. Last summer's experience leads me to believe the right approach is to replace the coupler when shifting starts to get sloppy or reluctant. More expensive, but the results are very satisfying.
Hopefully a new coupler is all you need.
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