MATT RR Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) Hi guys, Really need some help please, I have a 98 6 speed TT with a HKS triple plate clutch. Today it has stopped going into reverse, all other gears are fine, no higher revs noticed during gear change/acceleration so hoping its not the clutch. Could it be as simple as the lift up mechanism? When trying to go into reverse it goes into 4th or 6th and tries to move forward. Before I investigate and remove the surround, the gear knob and the lift up mechanism, can I simply remove the metal plate that bolts to the chassis with 4 screws in order to expose the gear level and have a look whats going on? I'm not that technically savvy so wasn't sure if anything will drop off underneath or spring out of place when I remove it? Picture of the plate I want to remove below: Thanks in advance for your support. Matt Edited October 25, 2014 by MATT RR (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) Yes, and it's probably the plate that obstructs movement across to reverse until you lift the collar on the gear lever. it may have come loose, be misplaced or similar. It's obvious how it works once you remove the plate holding the rubber gaiter. Edited October 25, 2014 by Chris Wilson (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Thanks for your help on this Chris, so we took the plate off to inspect and all looked ok, no issues with the lift up mechanism, but there was too much play in the gear lever. So we got the car up on the ramp, from the diogram you posted above, the problem was where the control shift lever joins the yoke, when we removed the dust boot one of the nuts had come off completely and the others were all loose, once these were tightened up, hey presto, drives better than ever! Thanks again for posting and the diagram Chris, appreciate it. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 No problem Matt, glad it was quick and easy, (and cheap....), fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Yes definately lucky with the cheap fix, was getting worried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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