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`02 saturn sl 5 spd: grinds 2nd gear

`02 saturn sl 5 spd: driving down highway stuck in gear, I forced it out of gear and snapped shifter cable, replaced them and now it grinds going into 2nd gear only. Could i have messed something up on the shifter cable install? any way to fix this?

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Well it got stuck originally right??might be time for a rebuild the cable does need the right amount of tension to push and pull,the linkage may need proper adjusting as well

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