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Ford Fiesta Mk6 Gearbox Problem

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Hi all,

After driving home tonight I realised once the lights turned green I couldn't get my car into 1st tried several times however wouldn't go in managed to pull off in 2nd checked all other gears and they seemed fine.

I pulled over short while later when I tried getting I in 1st again however kept popping out only managed to get it in once out of 10 tries....

Help?!? Don't trust driving this now

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    Check the cables under the gear lever shroud, the ball joints sometimes pop off.

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    Seems to be okay this morning however a little stiff pulling it out of 1st gear to put it into second. Goes in gear fine now though? Any ideas?

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    Sometimes the cables go rusty, have a look and try a squirt of WD40.

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    Hi there in response to your 1st gear problem, I had this kind of problem on my mk6 Zetec s

    It turned out to be the gear linkage on the front of the gearbox. It went worse after a trip through a flood. There is a cover on the front of the box covering the linkage. Try lubricating it there.

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    Really really weird problem. Seemed to be fine the next morning and has been ever since?

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