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Posted by: averagejoe71 Sep 23 2016, 01:30 PM
So I'm heading to work on a Friday and the minute I leave my parking structure I hear something snap and next thing you know I'm stuck in the middle of the street. The car doesn't want to move. So then I shut the car off and then go to the rear of the car to see what happened and I saw this. 
I couldn't stop laughing and thinking how could this happen.
The left axle broke off, the starter ripped off the transmission, the reverse light wire ripped apart and the plate that holds the shifter rod going into the tranny broke.
Posted by: Racer Chris Sep 23 2016, 01:35 PM
Good time to upgrade the shift linkage. 
Posted by: averagejoe71 Sep 23 2016, 01:41 PM
Good time to upgrade the shift linkage.
To what?
Posted by: N_Jay Sep 23 2016, 01:44 PM
I couldn't stop laughing and thinking how could this happen.
The left axle broke off, the starter ripped off the transmission, the reverse light wire ripped apart and the plate that holds the shifter rod going into the tranny broke.
Let me guess. Axle snapped, hit the starter then the shift rod.
Posted by: averagejoe71 Sep 23 2016, 01:47 PM
I couldn't stop laughing and thinking how could this happen.
The left axle broke off, the starter ripped off the transmission, the reverse light wire ripped apart and the plate that holds the shifter rod going into the tranny broke.
Let me guess. Axle snapped, hit the starter then the shift rod.
That's what I'm thinking. What a crazy coincidence.
Posted by: Racer Chris Sep 23 2016, 01:48 PM
Good time to upgrade the shift linkage.
To what?
http://tangerineracing.com/shiftlinkage.htm
Installing the kit requires the ear on the transmission console to be cut off and you're already there.
Posted by: Chris H. Sep 23 2016, 01:54 PM
You're a pretty good sport to laugh at that. The reverse light ...uhh...thing... that the wires attach to gets so weak over time it just crumbles apart. Just bumping it with a CV can break it. At least you were only going a few miles an hour and no one got hurt 
.
I think Chris is referring to this linkage update...they have some other stuff you might need too:
http://tangerineracing.com/transmission.htm
Posted by: jor Sep 23 2016, 01:55 PM
If this makes averagejoe laugh, I'd hate to see what makes him cry.
Posted by: averagejoe71 Sep 23 2016, 01:56 PM
Good time to upgrade the shift linkage.
To what?
http://tangerineracing.com/shiftlinkage.htm
Installing the kit requires the ear on the transmission console to be cut off and you're already there.
haha true. seems like a reasonable upgrade. i have all brass bushing on the rod already but i guess the new rod is more heavy duty
Posted by: averagejoe71 Sep 23 2016, 02:04 PM
If this makes averagejoe laugh, I'd hate to see what makes him cry.
Someone ruining the actual body on the car. Haha
Posted by: Porschef Sep 23 2016, 02:52 PM
How exactly did you "leave" that parking structure?
Posted by: 914_teener Sep 23 2016, 06:37 PM
Nervous laugh as who knows what it would have looked like at 80mph.
Posted by: rgalla9146 Sep 23 2016, 06:43 PM
No warning ?...........
Posted by: averagejoe71 Sep 23 2016, 07:04 PM
How exactly did you "leave" that parking structure?
As normal and safe as I could have been. I grandma drive.
Posted by: stugray Sep 23 2016, 07:04 PM
averagejoe71 when (IF) you replace that broken shift console, I will buy it from you broken as the upgrade to Cris's shift linkage is in my future.
If I could afford it, I would do it now and sell you my console...
Posted by: averagejoe71 Sep 23 2016, 07:06 PM
No warning ?...........
Yup it just happened. There were no signals that gave off any suspicion.
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