Auto Gearbox - Manual slipping

[jobloggs Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jobloggs]

Hi All, newbie here and need some advise before taking it to a mechanic please.

We were out and about yesterday and notice when putting our 2005 120 series auto into Manual gear, either 4th or Low it would not engage unless I held it in position.

4th gear would slip straight back into Drive and Low would slip straight back into 2nd. There doesn't appear to be any pressure or "spring like" feeling when engaging these to gears.

Any ideas on what is going on please?

[Pitbull Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pitbull]

Hey Jobloggs,

Sounds like this is early signs of the shift lever issue outlined and resolved by ATMS - although the shift lever normally either goes floppy or gets stuck when shifting between D/3/2/L and requires more force than reasonable to move.

Here is a link to a topic discussing the issue and a fix - might be a good place to start.

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...ver-repair-kit

Hope this helps.

[Guest Close Guest]

Yep, sounds like the shift lever repair kit is needed.

[jobloggs Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jobloggs]

thanks Pitbull and Andrew

[jobloggs Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jobloggs]

Hi Andrew,

The top of the Plastic where the bullet fits was a bit warn / stretched, I actually ended up cutting the original spring down a bit to allow the bullet to fit and stay firm which worked. Without your instructions, I wouldn't have worked it out, so thanks.