my van is stuck in second gear this happend a few years ago due to some sort of loose bolt but now its happend again but cant seem to see any sort of loose bolt please help

stephen, February 2009

this problem requires a 17 mm spanner and 5 minutes of your time. Crawl under the van directly below the gear stick, you will find a plastic box with 4 or 5 spring clips on it, remove the lid. There is a bolt that holds the gear stick to the forward/back gear selector mechanism, simply tighten this bolt using said 17mm spanner, replace lid, happy motoring!

campo, February 2009

cheers joe the problem seemed to be a seized cable a bit wd40 fixed the problem with a little brute force

stephen, February 2009

There will be a broken selector just under the gearstick. Best option is to source and fit a replacement box. About £80 from a decent scrappy

joe, February 2009