Missing 3rd, 4th, And Reverse Help

[tryMR2]

gears 3-4-R wont go in, 1st, 2nd, 5th are fine. was told it could be shifter cables bushings, although bushings seemed ok

Toyota MR2 2.0 turbo 5speed

UPDATE: thx for replys dawesy and dame

I know my 3rd gear synchro is messed up although could it be the syncros in 3rd 4th and REVERSE?? It will not allow me to even go into the gate of those gears.

Dear dawesy, how do i know if its the shifter cables> whats the best way to tell although i cant get into the gates, they both feel a little slackish

Dear Dame, could u explain more about linkage and how it would apply to whats wrong??

[Dame]

Could be something up with the linkage, have you checked this? Alternatively something may have gone inside the box i.e syncro.

[dawesy]

oh dear i had the same happen to me and it was the 3rd 4th synchro that had exploded. check the sifter cables in case it is one of them, if it feels slack in across the gate then may be cable but if it feels like its going into gear but no drive its new box time. i have one with a plate diff spare never fitted it but the guy i got it off said it was ok. let me know