I have noticed recently that my selector on my autobox feel loose and when i move it from Park to N it makes a horrible metal bashing against metal sound.

 

the box has only been on the car for 2 months, do you thing something has come loose? Hope its not fecked as its always seemd to take 2 attempts when cold to select 3rd (no delay like before just feels like it changes gear twice). .

 

any idea's?

Recently saw the same thing after a gearbox swap, the linkage on the gear selector was catching on the heat shield over the cats, a simple bit of bending the shield stopped the noise.

 

The gear selection problem you have at worse could be a slipping clutch band, or simply maybe due to the selector catching and not engaging correctly.

 

Jeff TT

weird thing is it wasnt doing it, then didnt drive car for week, got in today and though this feels weird.

 

its never been smooth on gearchanges, 1st has alway thumped in and 2-3rd feels like ive put the bakes on, it gets better once car warmed up.

 

This is the car 3rd gearbox, no i was thinking something to do with speed sensor?

The steering is weird too its fine whn i first get into it and fells gine when i drive like a grandad. but give it some welly and it tightens up like its supposed to, but slow down and its still feels heavy.