Hi everyone I was driving home one day from work and I came to a stop light and I put the car in nuetral and when it came time to move and go in 1st gear I couldn't so I had to get my car pulled to my house and was told it was my linkage in my center console that broke can you guys help I'm new to the max community

 

And here is a pic of how it looks

 

Is the plastic broken or is the cable broken? It's hard to see in the pic.

I'm looking at some pics I took of mine last time I had it apart but I can't see much different.

There's also a bracket that holds the cables right before they connect to the transmission. This bracket is weak and tends to fail. When it does, it feels like a broken cable. 04-06 bracket is a stronger direct replacement.

 

Dear OP.

The photo you provided, didn't offer much help, but we always appreciate the effort!

You're going to have to investigate two points.

1. Under your radio
-Make sure both rods (The goldish thing you photod) goes in and out smoothly (Bent rod = game over, new cables)
-Make sure the cables are securely fastened to the shifter (big plastic thing you have pictured)

2. Under your hood (under the ABS unit)
-Make sure the shift cable bracket isn't broken, the 02 had a dumb design, somewhere during 03, it was revised to one piece of flimsy aluminum that will also crack over an extended period of abuse (Still anything is better than owning the previous generation 5mt, even a broken 6mt > working vlsd 5mt).
-I haven't encountered a shift rod being bent on this end before, but check it out, same as before under neath the console.

While you're doing this... Buy the ES poly bushings.... Great mod/maintenance.

 

Thanks guys I will try and have another picture posted today

 

I think this piece is broken all my cables and other linkage is good it's this part that is bad I'm about to replace it does anyone know what it is called ?

 

I'm not sure of the official name but I'm pretty sure you'll have to go through Nissan to get it. If you find a 6 speed (Max, Altima, Sentra) in a U-pull it yard you could get it but most other salvage yards will want to sell it with the tranny.

I would just call it the "shifter" on the transmission. That's what it is in a rear drive where the stick goes directly into the shifter instead of using cables or rods.

What makes you think it's broken?

 

^ +1

Only thing that I've had happen with one of those is a push pin falling out.

Can you take more photos of it? I can visually inspect it via the internet and tell you if it's bad or not, or make a video for you.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-NDJ5KOm8g

 

That's the video of that part I showed you I'm
Gonna replace it I was told the thing shifts the gears is broke and it's in the trans and this looks like at broke and it's in the trans.

 

Ill buy the shifter.

Pm'd

 

mine is stuck in 4th.. that unit you pulled out is suck down and wont move with out the cables on it or anything.. i'm trying to pull it out now and replace it hopefully thats the prob