EXTREMELY difficult to switch into 5th gear

[annebrodie]

Hi folks. It has suddenly become very difficult to switch into 5th gear on my 1995 Clio. The lower 4 gears and reverse are fine, and sometimes it goes into 5th with no problems, but more and more often I feel a lot of resistance when I try to switch into 5th.

If I go back to 4th and drive for a while before trying again, sometimes it goes into 5th okay, but sometimes I still feel the resistance and I have to go back to 4th again.

Once I've GOT it into gear, there's no problem STAYING in gear, so I don't think it's the clutch.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[Christophe]

sounds like gear linkage. My old car had probs going into 1st for 3 years. could never be arsed finding out what it was until one day i couldnt get it into 1st or reverse lol and had to get it towed to the garage.

 

[annebrodie]

Thanks very much. Will give the mechanic a call and brace myself for the worst...

 

[bmh.01]

Hows the gearbox oil level?

 

[Christophe]

Thanks very much. Will give the mechanic a call and brace myself for the worst...

If it is gear linkage then its not to expensive. Probs looking at 80-100 quid