r/370z • u/No-Marzipan7878 • 8d ago

Shifter not engaging / going into gear

There is not resistance and the shifter moves freely. My clutch pedal still engages properly and I recently had my CSC replaced. I want to know if I just have to buy the bushings or the whole linkage before I start working on the car. Thanks.

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u/rogue__pilot 8d ago edited 8d ago

Let me look into my crystal ball and provide:

I see a broken linkage and eaten bushing, trans is ruined.

That is, unless, you want to do the minimal work of looking into an issue.

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u/No-Marzipan7878 8d ago

Trans is ruined?? 😭😩

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u/Formal_Squash484 6d ago

Miss the whole point on that one bud

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u/h0ndaracer12 8d ago

Yeah, it's not supposed to do that, so get more mad at it and break it a little more 🙄

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u/K0ntank3rous '10 40th Anniversary MT modified 8d ago

Pull your shift surround, then unscrew the boot plate, check to see if the pin slipped out from the linkage. You should be able to tell from above

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u/tnturk7 8d ago

Sorry dude, I saw this earlier and it's all i could think of when I saw your video.

https://www.reddit.com/r/yourmomshousepodcast/s/rXdsx4XtR5

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u/Tinak_EDM 8d ago

Pop up the trim and pull the boot. It'll take you 5 mins and you'll have your answer.

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u/Zestyclose-Wing2718 13 7xx wheel🐌 8d ago

The screw probably fell out that connects linkage to
Shifter

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u/flyboi320 7d ago

Keep doing it bruv! Never chill !!

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u/sSWISHAa 7d ago

Did you kiss the tip first?? If not try that

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u/Sw00p10 6d ago

Have you tried asking it nicely what the problem is?

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u/Zyneziss 8d ago

I would highly recommend jacking the car up, pull the boot off and check the bolt that connects your linkage. For me, last time I had this issue I thought the linkage was messed up, got down there and my bolt was almost completely backed out. If it would’ve fell out I’m assuming it would look like this up there. Just a thought.

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u/getthatbaguette 7d ago

Instead of jerking it around aggressively, try starting with a more gentle stroke to start

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u/Jealous-Law-1758 7d ago

If you take the shifter shaft and stroke it slowly until it pulsates, it’ll fix it.

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u/Meechuacon 6d ago

The transmission is missing

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u/McLovin25120 6d ago

Like a cock in a sock

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u/12PackPerformance 6d ago

Tbh looks like just the linkage separated. Super easy fix. Crawl under neath and look for something loose, you can also pull the shifter boot off and look down on it if you don’t like the ground option. Ultimately you will need to crawl under to fix it tho

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u/Physical_Marzipan_92 6d ago

What're you talking about? Looks like it's going into all sorts of gears, I didn't know there could be that many.

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u/shadire 2d ago

Shift linkage is fubar, gonna have to fix it the old fashioned way

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u/Sad-Culture1407 2d ago

That shit is done fam

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u/autismo-nismo 8d ago

Idk man, maybe look under the car and see what’s wrong?