punto gear problems

[briwire]

My 2004 Punto gearbox is playing up. It is difficult to get it into second gear. Anyone herad of similar faults, what has gone, and how much to repair?

 

[wotan]

Difficulty engaging gears could be down to a clutch problem, how many miles has the car done?

Wotan

 

[briwire]

43000. Tonight I am unable to select 2nd or 4th. No problem with 1st and 3rd. Don't know about reverse yet, will know better when I have to back of the drive tomorrow.

Does the fact that there is no problem with some of the gears suggest that the clutch is OK?

 

[Burnerman]

If you can engage the gears with the engine off, it would suggest a clutch problem....however if this isn't the case it could be a linkage problem (2nd and 4th are in the same plane) or the selector forks coming loose within the gearbox.
John

 

[^neo^]

I'd go for a linkage problem if it's the 'back' gears.
Possibly a worn gearbox mount resulting in the gearbox moving

 

[briwire]

I am unable to engage any of the bottom side gears, 2nd, 4th and reverse. The remainder seem fine.

 

[Burnerman]

Get someone to check the linkages for you mate - I think these are a cable shift?
They do need to be set up correctly to prevent other nasties to the gearbox.
John

 

[briwire]

Turned out to be one of the cables from the gear lever to the gear box. It seems that one does the bottom side gears, the other the top set. £115 at the local garage.