S4s ate it's tranny (maybe)

[jleasure]

Not much else is known at this point. I was driving along, moving from a stoplight actually and my car made a nasty grinding noise when I tried to put it into gear.

Then the stick came off in my hand. Oops. I'm thinking this cannot be good.

Anyone have this happen before?

James

[AZ88Turbo]

That probably is good actually, sounds more like a linkage problem than a gearbox problem.

Mark (88 Turbo)

[cnh1990]

linkage problem. I have not had this happen to me. But the knob came off in hands once.

Calvin

[maigret]

Doing a minor repair to car today and noticed linkage on gearbox about to drop off. Lucky find. So it does happen.

[jleasure]

Gotthe console appart over the weekend -- Indeed, it appears to be a simple linkage problem.

Of course, having never seen an Esprit gearbox in it's assembled form, I'm not sure how to reassemble it. It *looks* pretty straightforward and simple, but I'd be most grateful if anyone has a service manual scan or even some hi-res digital photos they could share?

Thanks!

JL

[dr.ian]

Let me know if you need pics. I can post them here or email them to you....Ian

[jleasure]

Ian,

Thanks so very much! I would be very, very grateful. Drop me an email at james at trekeight dot com at your convenience