Did your gear shift lock and now you can’t get it out of the park or neutral positions? Maybe you applied a little more force. Consequently, the shifter popped all of a sudden. Now the handle moves loosely but it won’t put the car in gear unless you can fix the broken gear shifter. It is not possible to drive a car without a gear shifter, after all.
You may have had no previous trouble with the transmission. It may have driven fine throughout the day until the issue cropped up. Read on to find out how to find the problem in the gear shifting assembly. Then you can fix the faulty gear shifter.
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How does a Gear Shifter Work?
A gear shifter allows the driver to change gears to obtain the best torque or speed ratio between the engine and the wheels of the car. First, the driver disengages the clutch by depressing the clutch pedal. After that, he can change the gear ratio of the transmission by moving the gear shifter into different positions.
In the case of an automatic transmission, a computer handles the shifting of gears depending on how fast the vehicle is moving. It also takes into account many other factors. It frees the driver from having to shift gears manually. As a result, he can better concentrate on the road.
