Disco 1 Auto box gear stick loose and not selecting gears - Gear selector Cable - FIXED

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StuRox

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As the title says, I have a 1997 300 TDI auto and last night the gear stick went loose as if it's disconnected from the gearbox, as I cannot select any gears.

It starts and engine runs and revs quite happily.

I think it must be stuck in park as it will not move and trying to tow it, the wheels are locked.

Is there a cable or something that attaches to the gear lever that might have failed, or something more serious?

Any help appreciated 👍

Cheers
 
Yes.

Look underneath to see if its connected right hand side of the box (looking at the front of the car) If you take an adjustable you could move it manually to get it into N so it can be towed/moved.

Does the dash/gearstick light show what gear its in?

If its still connected then you will have to look at the gearstick end.

J
 
Nothing showing on the gear stick, and D1 doesn't have any display on the dash.

Will have a better look at the weekend then with a bag of spanners, as luckily this one is used to cut the field so it's not abandoned on a road somewhere
 
I expect that you have found the issue by now, but just in case u haven’t below is whats involved with the selector… just a few bits ☹️
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Had a chance to get under the disco and see what was going on, and thanks to Discool and the pic posted above 👍 I located the problem. The cable selector FTC566 had snapped at the end near the gearbox. Also the lever that attached to the gearbox had seized so I reckon that had something to do with it too.

Soaked the lever overnight and managed to free that linkage. Looked for a cable and found they are £190 so thought what else can I do, so I managed to find out that the thread where it snapped is M5, so I got some M5 hex connector nuts for a couple of quid and luckily I had enough thread where it snapped and joined back up the cable, and hey presto, I can now select gears and drive :cool:

So I thought I would share my fix as it might help others in similar situations......

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StuRox said:
Had a chance to get under the disco and see what was going on, and thanks to Discool and the pic posted above 👍 I located the problem. The cable selector FTC566 had snapped at the end near the gearbox. Also the lever that attached to the gearbox had seized so I reckon that had something to do with it too.

Soaked the lever overnight and managed to free that linkage. Looked for a cable and found they are £190 so thought what else can I do, so I managed to find out that the thread where it snapped is M5, so I got some M5 hex connector nuts for a couple of quid and luckily I had enough thread where it snapped and joined back up the cable, and hey presto, I can now select gears and drive :cool:

So I thought I would share my fix as it might help others in similar situations......

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Well done!
Tis all a mite yukky under there, of course!
A bit of grease I am sure will be applied in due course!!
 
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