1995 estate 1st gear has become impossible to select. Just happened with no warning. No other problems with any other gears and run quiet. Will this be a gear change problem or will the box need replacing

ray titterrell, May 2005

hi i had the same problem as i was selecting first gear my foot slipped off the cluch pedal as the gear shift was half in gear and as a result could not select first gear anymore. i stripped the gearbox down and found that the dog tooth on first gear had sheered. i found it cheeper to replace the gearbox with a second hand one from a scrap yard. good luck Alex D

Alex D, May 2005