Thought I'd share a learning with you regarding my gear linkage cables. A couple of track days ago, I came in off a session and it felt like the car was still in gear even though it was in neutral. The next time I took car out and put it in the trailer, it kept popping out of 1st.
I managed to do my next track day but something wasn't right.
I was hoping it wasn't my box, so I bought some new fully synthetic oil and hoped for the best. Then when doing the oil change today I did a bit more googling and found that the gear linkage cables could be issue, so I popped off the cables on the gearbox end and found the forward back motion was still stiff. Bingo, I am really pleased it's not my box but it has cost me £225 on a new cable and probably a pain to fit.
The learning here is that the cable must have been right next to the downpipe of the exhaust and this could have been avoided if I moved it away from this pipe. The exaust has been off a few times and New brace bar fitted, so I must have nudged it towards the exhaust pipe.
So next time you're under the car, please make sure it is away from this pipe and maybe strap it away. I hope this helps.
Adam
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