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craig19061989
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07 Sep 2010 19:05 #4561 by craig19061989

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need a bit of help got a problem with an '04 plate jimny cant get it into 5th and difficult to get into reverse all other gears seem to be fine. any ideas?

thanks craig

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08 Sep 2010 06:54 #4562 by mlines

Replied by mlines on topic Re:gear selection

It could be a number of problems.

The Jimny gear mechanism is "remote" ie. it consists of a number of rods and levers to connect the gear lever to the gearbox.

Possible issues:

1. Broken engine or gearbox mount has caused the whole lot to shift slightly sideways so the gear lever is fouling the edge of the transmission tunnel

2. Something has fallen into the top of the remote box (under the lever) or the plastic bits in the remote box have shifted or broken.

3. Something under the car is fouling the remote rods (stick or twig?) or one of the rods has come loose at the joints.

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08 Sep 2010 18:12 - 08 Sep 2010 18:13 #4565 by facade

Replied by facade on topic Re:gear selection

There was a recall on the early Jimnys because the little bolt holding the remote selector together, inside the remote housing, came loose and jammed in some positions.

Helpfully Suzuki made this bolt accessible from underneath the remote housing (the lower cover has to come off) rather than the top :dry:

The fix was a stronger bolt, tightened up a bit more :blink:

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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