[s-cars] Help - Can't shift into 1st or 2nd!

[Eric Renneisen]

JR wrote:
> It happened all of a sudden with no warning.  Stopped 
> at a light an then couldn't get the car into 1st or 
> second.  Had to drive from 3rd gear to limp home.  
> Reverse, 3rd, 4th and 5th work fine.  I can't even 
> move the shifter in the positions that 1st and 2nd 
> occupy.  It's like something is blocking it.  Anyone 
> run into this before?

I sure hope it's just the linkage, but mine failed just like that.
Lucky for me, I had a 6-speed on the way already.  I haven't opened up
the 5-speed to diagnose yet.  If yours is indeed dead and you're
interested in a 6-gang, I've got an extra...

Eric R.
'86 urq
'93 urS