what causes a bent shift fork?

[ecl1p5e'99]

hey,
i was just wondering what causes a bent shift fork...heres the story
so my eclipse started to not want to go into 2nd, 4th, and reverse gears last week so i brought it to the local transmission shop and they said it had a bent shift fork.. so i got it back last night and i works fine again,
thanks,
-Nate

[Kracka]

Resting your hand on the shift lever can cause it to bend, or trying to force it into gear when it doesn't want to go.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

GORILLA arms.

[JET]

Yep, slamming it into gear is what will cause it. Normally they break though, since they are cast aluminum and don't like to bend much.

[Pushit2.0]

It sounds like shifter cables or the intake is getting in the way, 2nd 4th and R are going forward so the cable could be bad or the linkage is hitting your intake.

~John

[ecl1p5e'99]

alright thanks guys thats all good information...and what can i say?.. i guess my biceps are just massive haha