325 gearbox issue

[danhtid]

hi all im having a mare with my 325 touring manual,
i was reversing out of a parking space the other day and it would not come out of reverse after completing the manouver, i gave the leaver a good yank with the clutch pedal to the floor the leaver appeared to pop back to a nutural position but will not now select any gears and the box is stuck in reverse! clutch appears to be working as it should.
have i stuffed my box or is it a relativly easy linkage fix?

any help would be much appreciated
cheers dan

[mattrs]

May just be the linkage if your lucky... I have a cheap gearbox in Clacton on Sea in essex if your localish and your stuck. Good luck

[hongkongfuey]

Yeah does sound like link, have a spare one and box if u need

[danhtid]

cool will have a look tomo then

[johnl320]

Exaclty the same happened to my 320i a week after I had sold it. Unfortunately I had sold it to a work mate so felt obliged to have a look. The selector rod was jammed solid in the box so had to fit a replacement. Have you noticed its been a bit notchy going in and out of reverse recently?

[danhtid]

its not been notchy but on closer inspection the selector unit seems fine but the rear of the box and prop are soaked which leads me to belive knackered seals so lack of box oil and bigger problems inside, so i will just be changing it

[danhtid]

all solved now replacement gearbox and likage supplied by hongkongfuey drives sweet as a nut now, cheers fella

[hongkongfuey]

Glad i could help