Unable to get 5th or 6th Gear

[shakermikee]

Travelling from Manchester to Borehamwood today. About last half hour of journey, I was driving along in 5th gear when it just dissengaged. Gear stick stayed in 5th just a mechanical wirring noise. Same with 6th gear, just not engaging. 1st to 4th drive normal.

Anyone had similar experience or know of anywhere in the area I can take the car to tomorrow? If not it looks like I'll be heading home tomorrow on an AA recovery vehicle.

[shakermikee]

6.0 ls2 manual Vxr8 by the way

[shakermikee]

6.0 ls2 manual Vxr8 by the way

[DUMBO100]

Gear linkage?

[stigmundfreud]

did these boxes have the plastic selector?

[r8black]

Had a similar problem with my LS3, Couldnt select any gear after a drive one day then it would select then wouldn't
Took it to Toomeys who old me h synchromesh was worn out as its made of a material similar to cheese. And could not replace the part, therefore a new gearbox was fitted.
But it could be another fault with yours and not as serious as mine

[mik_ok]

Extreme unlikely 2 sets of synchro would fail at the same time - let alone all of them.

[stigmundfreud]

we cant name and shame but that dealership has ranked high on the muppet scale a few times and they are talking st, how many synchromesh have failed on any of our cars from the ro with the chocolate t56 through to the latest beasts?

other than mel and arafs user errors