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My gear stick in my Mini Cooper is almost immovable?

When attempting to shift gears while driving or even just in neutral and parked sliding the gear stick from one side to the other horizontally takes literally the entire strength of my whole arm. It's also very difficult to switch into 3rd and 5th gear.

Has anyone experienced this?

If it does it with the car OFF it sounds like one of your shift cables may be binding. There is a cable for side to side and one for forward and backward. If it's only stiff side to side then you will probably need to replace the cable.

Check realoem.com for parts diagrams.

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