I was wondering if anyone has encountered an issue like the one I'm about to describe...
I had the dealership remove my old OEM knob so I could put a new one on. They had to really put a lot of force to get the old one off, but once off and the new one installed I took the car home and noticed that there was no more reverse lockout and every time I tried to put it into first, it would want to go into reverse instead.
I brought the car home already knowing what the issue was, removed the console and sure enough, the mid section of the shifter assembly that the lockout pin is part of was rotated counter clockwise. I was able to fairly easily rotate it back into position and all worked fine.
However, ever since then, with the knob on an everything, I can still rotate the knob as if I was tightening it but since it's locked in place, the entire upper portion of the shifter spins with the knob and I can throw that reverse lockout pin out of alignment and encounter the same shifting issues as I initially described.
I've never seen another OEM shifter out of the car to know if this is how it really is and that it can spin like this, OR if something is broken and I should have the dealership replace it.
This morning I was on a spirited drive to work and after shifting through the gears came to a stop at a light. Light turned green and my car was in reverse. I noticed before I let the car go, and saw the knob spun 1/4 a turn, so I knew the issue and spun it back.
Does anyone have any input on how these shifters are designed or put together? I'm not wanting to replace my entire shifter with an aftermarket if it is truly broken I'd rather have the dealer replace it since they did the work.
Perhaps the upper portion of the shifter screws into the bottom portion and all I need to do is tighten it back?
here is a pic, the red arrow points to the portion that spins, this is the "upper" portion that is part of the assembly that the knob screws onto...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/tonyatperformance/MGW2-038-edit_zps403b4f29.jpg
I had the dealership remove my old OEM knob so I could put a new one on. They had to really put a lot of force to get the old one off, but once off and the new one installed I took the car home and noticed that there was no more reverse lockout and every time I tried to put it into first, it would want to go into reverse instead.
I brought the car home already knowing what the issue was, removed the console and sure enough, the mid section of the shifter assembly that the lockout pin is part of was rotated counter clockwise. I was able to fairly easily rotate it back into position and all worked fine.
However, ever since then, with the knob on an everything, I can still rotate the knob as if I was tightening it but since it's locked in place, the entire upper portion of the shifter spins with the knob and I can throw that reverse lockout pin out of alignment and encounter the same shifting issues as I initially described.
I've never seen another OEM shifter out of the car to know if this is how it really is and that it can spin like this, OR if something is broken and I should have the dealership replace it.
This morning I was on a spirited drive to work and after shifting through the gears came to a stop at a light. Light turned green and my car was in reverse. I noticed before I let the car go, and saw the knob spun 1/4 a turn, so I knew the issue and spun it back.
Does anyone have any input on how these shifters are designed or put together? I'm not wanting to replace my entire shifter with an aftermarket if it is truly broken I'd rather have the dealer replace it since they did the work.
Perhaps the upper portion of the shifter screws into the bottom portion and all I need to do is tighten it back?
here is a pic, the red arrow points to the portion that spins, this is the "upper" portion that is part of the assembly that the knob screws onto...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/tonyatperformance/MGW2-038-edit_zps403b4f29.jpg
