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Old Feb 16, 2018 | 02:00 AM
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Transmission issue
I have never had a car that was this difficult to get into reverse. Could it be the linkage? Or is it normal for a Mini Cooper S 2009?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2018 | 02:06 AM
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Transmission Issue
I should have added that it is a six gear manual.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2018 | 07:38 AM
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I have been driving manuals for decades and it took me some time to learn to put my mini in reverse .
 
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Old Feb 16, 2018 | 02:07 PM
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question... is it stiff to move shifter left to right or up and down?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2018 | 04:54 PM
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In "neutral " it moves easily side to side. To move the stick to the left to put it in reverse was a pain at first. It felt stiff and I had a difficult time finding the notch. Now it just happens naturally.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2018 | 08:19 PM
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question... is it stiff to move shifter left to right or up and down?
No. Just difficult to move up into reverse. Side to side is fine. Up and down into all the other gears if fine.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2018 | 10:47 AM
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check the coolant and air pipes sitting above the shifter under the hood.
 
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