5th gear prob on Laguna

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Tue 4 Jul 2006 23:53
5th gear prob on Laguna - ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond
Hi. I have a 1998 Renault Laguna 1.8 RT Sport.

Driving on the M25 today it kept slipping out of 5th gear. There has been excessive movement in the gear stick but I thought the problem was fix when a new rear mount was fitted.

What happens is when you are driving and you put your foot down the gear stick moves towards neutral (This happens on 1st, 3rd, and 5th. In 2nd and 4th it moves backwards when the foot goes down. Take the foot off the accelerator and the gear stck goes back into the position (of what ever gear you are in) it should be.

This coming right out of 5th today on the motorway was a nightmare. I must have done it about 20 times in 50 miles.

Anyone got any idea what the problem might be?

Thanks for any help.
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Wed 5 Jul 2006 00:08
5th gear prob on Laguna - bell boy
it used to be the nut on the 5th gear coming slack,get it checked yesterday before you wreck the box
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