shifter wont move
- fieromx3
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shifter wont move
does anyone know why in my mx3 the shifter for the auto tranny wont move? even if i press the brakes and all it wont move...i dont think the cable is seized as it hasnt really been sitting. i deacthed the linkage on the tranny its self and i can shift thru the gears then just not thru the shifter.
93' MX-3 GS-ZE
14.4 @ 96.7
14.5 @ 97.2
14.4 @ 96.7
14.5 @ 97.2
On the shifter console (with the "p,r,n,d" labels) there's a small opening close to the top on the passenger side - there might be a rubber cap covering it. If you open it and put a screw driver or something through the hole you can manually disengage that solenoid - no battery needed.
94 Mx-3 Precidia
1.8L 4Cyl DOHC newGen BP (used to be B6DE) ATX
http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=54032
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1.8L 4Cyl DOHC newGen BP (used to be B6DE) ATX
http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=54032
http://www.cardomain.com/id/ariesdude
- Nd4SpdSe
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Even the car's key works fine as well.ariesdude wrote:On the shifter console (with the "p,r,n,d" labels) there's a small opening close to the top on the passenger side - there might be a rubber cap covering it. If you open it and put a screw driver or something through the hole you can manually disengage that solenoid - no battery needed.
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Had the same issue wuth my MX-3,
turned out the locking peice rotates on the same shaft the shifter itself does, the previouse owner, lord bless their 400lb soul, spilt something close to 3 gallons of mic. soada pop on the shifter and it all had gathered at the bottom.
This made it imposible for the little servo(activates when the break is pressed) to move the lock.
turned out the locking peice rotates on the same shaft the shifter itself does, the previouse owner, lord bless their 400lb soul, spilt something close to 3 gallons of mic. soada pop on the shifter and it all had gathered at the bottom.
This made it imposible for the little servo(activates when the break is pressed) to move the lock.