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Welsh Mt GT
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OCT 11, 02:09 PM
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I cannot get into fifth or reverse 88 GT shift to 1-2 and 3-4 ok
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Vintage-Nut
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OCT 11, 02:40 PM
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Perhaps it is a Getrag Select issue? {guessing} ------------------
Original Owner of a Silver '88 GT
Under 'Production Refurbishment' @ 136k Miles
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 11, 02:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Welsh Mt GT:
I cannot get into fifth or reverse 88 GT shift to 1-2 and 3-4 ok |
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By any chance, have you checked the clips that hold the shift brackets to the transmission? Sometimes these clips break and it's hard to get the transmission in gear.
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Welsh Mt GT
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OCT 11, 03:15 PM
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i had the car at hershey car show and was trying to get back in the garage. I have a 24 ft wide and have 3 cars in it so it is tight moving the fiero back and forth to get close to the other car I was doing a lot of shifting reverse to first when the lever would go to the right position. had to push the car back and fourth by hand. It is parked for the winter so I have time to fix it with some advice how it do it
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Pottypants
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OCT 11, 05:33 PM
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Typed reply didn't save...
Check l-r shift cable. I had to replace mine ne they get restrictive with age
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Patrick
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OCT 11, 06:25 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Pottypants:
Check l-r shift cable. I had to replace mine ne they get restrictive with age.
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That's the select cable. Yes, the Getrag's select cable is notorious for eventually becoming difficult to move... as the way the end of it is positioned in the Fiero's engine bay, it's prone to water infiltration and internal corrosion.
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Vintage-Nut
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OCT 11, 06:29 PM
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Check your select cable; it is the cable that provides the side-to-side motion in the shift assembly
PS - Of course, check the other end of the select cable at the gear box... 
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Original Owner of a Silver '88 GT
Under 'Production Refurbishment' @ 136k Miles[This message has been edited by Vintage-Nut (edited 10-11-2025).]
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Welsh Mt GT
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OCT 11, 08:39 PM
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the boot will not come loose it seems like it is stuck in the center in the front
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Vintage-Nut
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OCT 11, 09:42 PM
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| quote | the boot will not come loose it seems like it is stuck in the center in the front
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You're talking about the shifter boot? Don't try to remove it....
Spin the shifter knob off from the shifter
Remove the ash trays
Remove the four screws under the ash tray
Remove the shifter console which includes the boot {I believe the boot was 'glued' at the factory}
 [This message has been edited by Vintage-Nut (edited 10-11-2025).]
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Brian A
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OCT 12, 11:47 AM
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Is there preventative maintenance that be done to extend the life and performance of the shift linkage system?
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