Over just a few days of it getting rapidly, progressively worse, I'm having to pull incredibly hard to get the gear lever out of the gear positions that require the lever to be forwards. 2nd, 4th, and reverse are totally unaffected.
It doesn't seem to make any difference what the engine speed is and the clutch seems normal.
There's another thread on the forum that sounds similar but not quite the same issue. That sounded like it might well be corroded cables, although having taken the plastic shroud off to get in there with WD40, I'm not convinced why that wouldn't affect all vertical movement, including into the other gears.
Anyway, WD40 engaged and not really any difference after a day's soak.
I notice there's a bit of an oil leak under the car, and there's no appreciable loss from the engine. Is there a way that low gearbox oil could contribute to this?
Any pointers very welcome, before I splash out on a new set of cables (circa £140 says the other thread) "just in case" it's them!
It doesn't seem to make any difference what the engine speed is and the clutch seems normal.
There's another thread on the forum that sounds similar but not quite the same issue. That sounded like it might well be corroded cables, although having taken the plastic shroud off to get in there with WD40, I'm not convinced why that wouldn't affect all vertical movement, including into the other gears.
Anyway, WD40 engaged and not really any difference after a day's soak.
I notice there's a bit of an oil leak under the car, and there's no appreciable loss from the engine. Is there a way that low gearbox oil could contribute to this?
Any pointers very welcome, before I splash out on a new set of cables (circa £140 says the other thread) "just in case" it's them!