Stuck gearbox

Tiny
261836JOE
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  • 2016 FORD BANTAM
  • 4 CYL
  • MANUAL
  • 295,690 MILES
Hi, my vehicle listed above rocam is stuck in a gear. The car is in neutral when I start it hops to the front. Someone played with the gear lever while the car was standing. When I shift gears I can hear it goes in to other gears but there is no neutral and I can drove because as soon as I want to drive it shuts off.
Thursday, February 6th, 2020 AT 11:16 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

This vehicle isn't offered in the US, so my technical information is extremely limited. However, I will try my best to help.

When you say someone played with the gear lever, what did they actually do? Now, since it is a manual, there is linkage between the shifter and transmission. Have you checked the linkage to make sure nothing is bent, disconnected, or damaged in any way?

I found what I believe to be a similar picture to what you should see. The first picture shows the linkage broken at the transmission. The second pic shows the linkage going back toward the shifter in the vehicle. Check these areas and see if anything is damaged. The last pic shows how the linkage attaches to the shifter. There are bushings involved here that may have failed, so make sure to check for that as well.

Again, this may not be exact, but I suspect it is very similar to your vehicle.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Friday, February 7th, 2020 AT 10:46 AM
Tiny
JOHAN ARNO REYNEKE
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Did you get your gearbox fixed? I'm struggling with the same thing at the moment. Do you know what it could be?
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 AT 2:42 AM
Tiny
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Hi,

We haven't heard back from him. Have you checked the linkage? Something could have come apart.

Let me know.

Joe
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 AT 8:48 PM

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