At least until some time in September I fear.
I went to pick a a niece from the station today and halfway down the mountain I tried to change from second to third and there was a click and I thought I had gone into neutral. I tried to change gears again and discovered that the gearbox was stuck in second. The gear lever position is more or less in the neutral or third gear position, can be moved from side to side but not backwards and forwards. Fortunately I was only 15 kilometres from home so I decided to take the car home. I hope it has not been exerting too much force on the selector forks.
The only thing I can think is that a retaining circlip has come off, or some such, allowing a shifter rod to drop down and jam the mechanism.
It is the Mazda 5 speed box and has done only 55,000 km.
a) does anyone have any idea what it could be?
b) can the selector mechanism be worked on from above and can the gearbox cover be removed without having to get under the car?
c) should I just leave it for the dealer to do?
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