Mitsubishi Shogun won't change gear

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Mitsubishi Shogun won't change gear

My 2001 Mitsubishi Shogun has developed a gearbox fault. It started as a small glitch when changing gears, but now the car won't move. It changes gears fine, but won't engage. I managed to get it towed home and thought was it was the gear linkage, but cannot find info for this anywhere. It all sounds fine until I go to drive off, but then it just wont go forwards. Any ideas?

Asked on 14 November 2016 by alex

Answered by Alan Ross

Given your description, we would think that the most likely reason is the failure of the DMF (Dual mass flywheel). Other than that it may be the gearbox main output shaft splines and the transfer box input gear worn in that they slip past each other resulting in no drive. A gearbox removal will enable a closer inspection and decision.

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