406 2.1td Stuck in gear

[Lycanthrope]

Thankyou Peter N, I shall have a look

[Lycanthrope]

Thanks for the advice Peter, I had a look yesterday and took the cover off the end of the gearbox, unbelieveably as I pulled it off a bolt dropped out. I figured out the bolt attached the sliding mechanism to the shaft, put the bolt back in and tightened it up, cover back on and oil in, all works fine ! Took it round the block and all gears ok

So wish I could have found this out 2years ago oh well, now to decide whether to spend some money putting it back on the road, not cost me anything so far.

Sadly as I jacked it up to get under it the sill under drivers door collapsed, about a foot of bad metal under the paint, not good. In need of a full exhaust and pair of tyres, and a bit of tlc to the brakes, although very surprised to find they are all free and not seized on after sitting nearly 2 years.

[Peter.N.]

Satisfying when you do something like that isn't it. Shame about the body though, my XM's are begining to go the same way

Peter