# ka transmission problem

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-transmission-problem/127966>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [September 12, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-transmission-problem/127966 "2009-09-12T17:36:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![corymcarthur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@corymcarthur](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/corymcarthur)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-transmission-problem/127966/1 "2009-09-12T17:36:30Z")

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i have a 1998 nissan altima and today i got into it and i only had 1, 3 and 5th gear. 2nd and fourth and rev were un reachable. now when i pull the plastic away from the shifter. i can find second and fourth but there far down and and even still hard to find. when in first and i give it gas the shifter moves so much it looks like its in neutral

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**Author:** ![Keez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/keez/32/5570_2.png) [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-transmission-problem/127966/2 "2009-09-12T18:01:31Z")

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ima take a stab at this, your bushing ok?

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**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-transmission-problem/127966/3 "2009-09-15T10:29:14Z")

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I second Chris’ suggestion.

Shifter bushings. Unless you bottomed out your car, smashed the fuck outta the linkages ☹

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**Author:** ![Dropped.S13.Hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Dropped.S13.Hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dropped.S13.Hatch)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka-transmission-problem/127966/4 "2009-09-18T02:12:10Z")

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slammed cars+shiftlinkages=Fuck My Life moments ripped i canteven count how many linkages off my old honda this way and it always did what your car is doing sirr ^^^ these guys r on the right track